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Complete Collection of Hadith About Zina: What the Prophet ﷺ Said

Every major authenticated hadith about zina — the prohibition, the consequences, the pathways, and the mercy of tawbah — from Bukhari, Muslim, and the major hadith collections.

The Prophet ﷺ on Zina: A Complete Survey

The Prophet Muhammad ﷺ addressed zina in multiple contexts, from the abstract (the seven types) to the practical (what leads to it, how to avoid it, and what to do after it). These hadith together form the most complete practical guide to sexual ethics in any religious tradition.

On the Types of Zina

كُتِبَ عَلَى ابْنِ آدَمَ نَصِيبُهُ مِنَ الزِّنَا مُدْرِكٌ ذَلِكَ لَا مَحَالَةَ فَالْعَيْنَانِ زِنَاهُمَا النَّظَرُ وَالأُذُنَانِ زِنَاهُمَا الاِسْتِمَاعُ وَاللِّسَانُ زِنَاهُ الْكَلَامُ وَالْيَدُ زِنَاهَا الْبَطْشُ وَالرِّجْلُ زِنَاهَا الْخُطَا وَالْقَلْبُ يَهْوَى وَيَتَمَنَّى وَيُصَدِّقُ ذَلِكَ الْفَرْجُ أَوْ يُكَذِّبُهُ

"The zina of the eyes is looking, the zina of the ears is listening, the zina of the tongue is speaking, the zina of the hands is touching, the zina of the feet is walking (toward it), and the heart desires and longs — the private parts then confirm or deny all of this." — Bukhari 6243, Muslim 2657

On the Prohibition

لَا يَزْنِي الزَّانِي حِينَ يَزْنِي وَهُوَ مُؤْمِنٌ

"The fornicator does not commit fornication while he is a believer (in a complete state of iman)." — Bukhari 2475, Muslim 57

This does not mean he permanently loses Islam — it means the act is fundamentally incompatible with the full light of faith. Iman and zina cannot coexist at the moment of the act.

On What Zina Does to Society

إِذَا ظَهَرَ الزِّنَا وَالرِّبَا فِي قَرْيَةٍ فَقَدْ أَحَلُّوا بِأَنْفُسِهِمْ عَذَابَ اللَّهِ

"When fornication and usury become widespread in a community, they have invited upon themselves the punishment of Allah." — Al-Hakim, graded authentic by Al-Albani

Zina is not a private sin — it has societal consequences that the Prophet ﷺ named explicitly.

On the Gaze: Prevention

يَا عَلِيُّ لَا تُتْبِعِ النَّظْرَةَ النَّظْرَةَ فَإِنَّ لَكَ الْأُولَى وَلَيْسَتْ لَكَ الثَّانِيَةُ

"O Ali, do not follow one look with another — the first is permitted, the second is not." — Tirmidhi 2777

النَّظَرُ سَهْمٌ مِنْ سِهَامِ إِبْلِيسَ

"The (unlawful) look is an arrow from Iblis's arrows." — Al-Hakim, authentic

On Khalwa Prevention

لَا يَخْلُوَنَّ رَجُلٌ بِامْرَأَةٍ إِلَّا كَانَ ثَالِثَهُمَا الشَّيْطَانُ

"Let no man be alone with a woman — for the third of them is Shaytan." — Tirmidhi 2165, graded sahih

On Marriage as the Solution

يَا مَعْشَرَ الشَّبَابِ مَنِ اسْتَطَاعَ مِنْكُمُ الْبَاءَةَ فَلْيَتَزَوَّجْ فَإِنَّهُ أَغَضُّ لِلْبَصَرِ وَأَحْصَنُ لِلْفَرْجِ وَمَنْ لَمْ يَسْتَطِعْ فَعَلَيْهِ بِالصَّوْمِ فَإِنَّهُ لَهُ وِجَاءٌ

"O young people, whoever can marry, let him marry — it lowers the gaze and guards chastity. Whoever cannot, let him fast — it is a shield." — Bukhari 5066, Muslim 1400

On Tawbah: The Mercy Door

لَلَّهُ أَشَدُّ فَرَحًا بِتَوْبَةِ عَبْدِهِ حِينَ يَتُوبُ إِلَيْهِ مِنْ أَحَدِكُمْ كَانَ عَلَى رَاحِلَتِهِ بِأَرْضِ فَلَاةٍ

"Allah is more delighted at the repentance of His servant than one of you at finding your lost mount in a desert." — Bukhari 6309, Muslim 2747

هَلَّا تَرَكْتُمُوهُ يَتُوبُ فَيَتُوبَ اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ

"Why did you not leave him to repent, so that Allah might have accepted his repentance?" — Sahih Muslim 1695 (on Ma'iz's case)

The Prophet actively preferred private repentance over public confession and punishment.
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