An Analysis of the Arguments of Permitting or Prohibiting Marriage to an Adulteress with an Emphasis on the Holy Qur'an

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Assistant Professor, Department of Encyclopedias, Research Center for Qur’anic Sciences and Culture, Islamic Science and Culture Academy, Qom, Iran.

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One of the topics discussed in Imamiya jurisprudence is marrying an adulteress. There are two main views about the ruling on marrying adulteress among Imamiya jurists. Most Imamiya jurists, by referring to the principle of permissibility and some narratives, have considered it permissible and Makrouh (disliked) to marry an adulteress, even if they have not repented. On the other hand, a group of Imamiya jurists, according to the third verse of Surah Noor and some other narratives, have considered this practice haram (forbidden). In this study, by re-analyzing the arguments of two views, especially the verses of the Holy Qur'an, which is considered the main source of the legislation of divine rulings, the second view is considered to be the correct and preferred theory in this regard. Therefore, while examining the arguments of the first point of view and criticizing them, the latter point of view has been confirmed and strengthened from the perspective of other specific and general verses of the Holy Qur'an and some narratives and it has been proven that marrying an adulteress characterized by this quality is forbidden (haram) in Islam and a believer cannot marry adulteress women before repenting.

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Volume 30, Issue 0
February 2024
Pages 152-182

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  • Receive Date: 08 April 2023
  • Revise Date: 23 September 2023
  • Accept Date: 05 February 2024

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