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Is the punishment for a married female slave who commits indecency half that of a free woman, based on the Sharia rule "the punishment for committing indecency for a slave is half that of free women"?

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The punishment for a free, married (muhsan) fornicator is stoning to death, while for a free, unmarried (ghayr muhsan) fornicator, it is one hundred lashes. As for the slave, he or she is not stoned, but receives half the punishment of the unmarried fornicator, whether male or female, due to the Almighty's saying: "And if they commit indecency when they are married, then upon them is half of what is due upon free married women of punishment."

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