Do a man and a woman become "muḥṣan" (protected/chaste) immediately upon the consummation of their marriage contract (for the first time) between them?
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The muhsan (chaste, married) individual whose punishment is stoning is the free, adult person who has had intercourse with their spouse in the vagina through a valid marriage. It is not a condition that they be married at the time of committing the act that necessitates stoning. So, whoever divorces or whose wife dies remains a muhsan if the remaining conditions are met.
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