Fahisha

{{Short description|Islamic term for lewdness or indecency}} {{Italics title}} {{Usul al-fiqh}} '''''Fahsha''''' or '''''fahsh/Fuhsh''''' ({{langx|ar|فُحْش, الفاحشة, فاحشة}}) is an Arabic word, commonly means lewdness and indecency.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Ali |first1=Maulana Muhammad |title=Holy Quran |date=2015 |publisher=Ahmadiyya Anjuman Ishaat Islam Lahore USA |isbn=9781934271148 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Po2BO-TsMosC&q=fahishah&pg=PT364 |access-date=3 August 2019 |language=en}}</ref>

==Terminology== According to Islamic scholars, there are two opinions about the meaning of ''fahsha'': *Either it is fornication and adultery (''zina'' as ''Fahsha Mubin''),<ref>{{cite book |author=Khaled Abou El Fadl |title=The Search for Beauty in Islam: A Conference of the Books |date=2006 |publisher=Rowman & Littlefield |isbn=9780742550940 |pages=110–115 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Rzzlj9K9KXYC&q=Fahisha&pg=PA111 |access-date=10 December 2018 |language=en}}</ref> as the Quran states, {{Quote|And do not come near to adultery; surely it has been an obscenity (''fahsha'') and odious ways.|Sura Isra (17:32)}} *The second opinion is any bad deeds that deserves punishment such as stoning, killing, cutting a hand, etc. The major sins included in ''fahsha'' are numerous. Islamic law considers as a major sin any act that the religion has warned Muslims against performing, or has promised harsh punishment for committing, or has prescribed a ''hadd'' for it. Examples of major sins are disbelieving in Allah (God in Islam) after having believed in Him, killing an innocent soul, dealing with ''riba'' (usury, interest), treating one's parents harshly, adultery, fornication, giving false testimonies, etc.

==Hadith== {{quote|"When ''fahisha'' (sexual immorality/obscenity/adultery) spreads openly in a nation, there is an outbreak of disease in the form of plague epidemics. In addition, diseases arise which were not seen among people before."|[https://sunnah.com/ibnmajah:4019 Sunan Ibn Majah, Hadith No. 4,019"]<ref>{{cite book |last1=Ebrahimi |first1=Mansoureh |last2=Aydemir |first2=Uygar |title=A Global Pandemic: Ripple Effect of COVID-19 |date=12 May 2022 |publisher=Universiti Malaysia Sabah Press |isbn=978-967-2738-15-2 |page=60 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=tXtxEAAAQBAJ&dq=Ibn+Majah+4019&pg=PA60 |access-date=9 July 2023 |language=en}}</ref>}}

==How to avoid ''fahisha''==

The Qur'an says that prayer prevents ''fahsha'' and forbidden acts.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Yılmaz |first1=Hakkı |title=WHAT IS SALAH? |publisher=Hakkı Yılmaz |pages=40, 41 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=McZ2DwAAQBAJ&dq=salah+ankabut+45+fahisha&pg=PA41 |access-date=9 July 2023 |language=en}}</ref> In the Quran,

{{Quote|'(O Messenger!) The Book that has been revealed to you; recite from it and establish prayer (''salah''). Indeed, ''salah'' prevents one from indecency (''fahsha'') and evil deeds (''munkar''). And the remembrance of Allah is the best. Allah knows what you do (Surah Ankabut: Verse 45)}}

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Category:Sharia terminology