Does the statement "You are a son of a Haram (illegitimate child)" constitute qadhf (false accusation of unchastity), and what are the resulting legal implications?
The slander that necessitates the prescribed punishment (hadd) is the explicit accusation of adultery. As for the saying, "son of a whore" (ibn al-), it is not an explicit accusation but rather an allusion (kinayah). Scholars have differed regarding the necessity of the hadd punishment for allusive slander. The speaker of such a phrase is subject to discretionary punishment (ta'zir) if the hadd is not applied. It should be noted that the common usage of the word among people has an effect; if this word is widely used without intending its literal meaning, then it is not considered slander that necessitates the hadd punishment.
Summary from Ftawy's records · added here
Reviewed by El Fatwa's sharia committee.
Read the full answer on Ftawyhttps://ftawy.com/en/questions/145713
Where this answer came from
- Source platform
- Ftawy
- Original fatwa ID
- 145713
- Added here
- . This is when the answer was added to El Fatwa, not the fatwa's date.
- Text
- Summary from Ftawy's records, reviewed by El Fatwa's sharia committee.
- Read the full ruling
- Read the full answer on Ftawy