Quran 24:19 – Punishment For Spreading Vulgarity
Please explain with its applications and punishment It was done within the presence of Muhammad S.A.W that’s why punishment in the world was given no other reason? Is that punishment applied today?if so in which context? and punishment applied for spreading vulgarity? OR for spreading rumors about pious men and women because Here What I see Quran basically pointing the punishment for spreading vulgarity the basic purpose behind was that. please explain
I have already tried to explain it in the following response : Discussion 73910 • Reply 73932 The punishment threatened was under Muharbah , which can still be applied in today’s time, if situation so demands. More details on Muharbah can be read here: Discussion 27167 Muharbah includes both waging war against Allah and his messenger and to strive to spread anarchy in the land. At that time, hypocrites were trying to commit both these acts through organized schemes of targetting Muslim women by assassinating their characters, by spreading rumours of adultery etc. Therefore, it falls in both domains of waging war against the prophet and speading anarchy in the land. In today’s time, if a network of hackers, for example, try to spread fake pornographic content of Muslim women online, the they will also be tried on Muharbah charges. Spreading vulgarity can become a serious crime, punishable under muharbah. But the type of vulgarity being spread, the state of society in general, the role of state in making laws to curb that kind of vulgarity etc all need to be considered first.