3 Absent an adequate proof, the call for punishment is at best premature, and at worst itself punishable. It is often argued that, absent a confession, the requirements for proving adultery are almost impossible to Meet. This is the whole point . Only those who become defiant or reckless in their behavior will suffer. Their sins are between them and their God.
Society intervenes only when their actions become public, thus threatening public morality.
While the Qur'an cites the home as a primary locus of privacy, it introduces other concepts of privacy 8 which are functional and not location-bound. Once a sin becomes common place, through public transmission and debate, the society as a whole feels the damage. Children are especially affected. As it turns out, the moral impact on children has been a major concern of our American nation in the last few weeks. Third, it is equally clear that the President has engaged in morally reprehensible sexual behavior.