Re: Marriage dilemmas
Armughal, there has to be clear cut requirements. Islam needs 4 witnesses. If its not to see the actual sex scene, then WHAT actions between an unwedded couple is enough to land them punishments?
I might see a piece of ladies underwear in my husband's office. But maybe someone put it there to frame him. Is it fair for him to be beheaded or hung by the government for adultery, when he never committed it?
The punishment for adultery is heavy, and therefore, there needs to be lots of proof that adultery took place.
Personally, I think if you can catch them on videotape these days, that's enough. You don't need 4 witnesses standing in the room when it happened. You can just have 4 people watch the tape, and there you have 4 witnesses. So its much easier to convict these days, armughal. Its not like no one out there will get convicted for adultery.
Don't bring in rape, its a separate issue which does not require 4 witnesses. For that, you go on the girl's reputation, in the event there is no medical evidence. Or you go on medical evidence, if you have it. Simple DNA test can tell you that a girl is not lying when she's accused her rapist.