What type of eveidence should be required to charge an adultery on woman? like whether four men see that particular female having sexual intercourse. or having relations with other men out of Islamic boundries like in a separate or going out alone with other man. If one wife is found guilty of having lewdness relations with other men then is he liable to give dower (Meher) at the time of divorce.
Answer
(Fatwa: 392/364=L)
Four witnesses are requited to establish the offence of adultery. These witnesses will have to bear witness in this way: “I have seen so and so man doing intercourse with so and so woman in a way as pin of kohl is inserted in kohl-jar.” One can not blame a woman of adultery just by seeing her going out alone with a man:
ویثبت الزنا بشھادۃ أربعۃ رجال فی مجلس واحد بلفظ ‘زنا’ لا مجرد لفظ الوطئ و الجماع، فیسألھم الامام عنہ ما ھو؟ کیف ھو؟ و أين هو؟ و متی زنی؟ فان بینوہ و قالوا رأیناہ وطئھا فی فرجھا کالمیل فی المکحلۃ و عدلوا سراً و علانیۃً حکم بہ (الدر المختار مع الشامی: 6/8)
(2) Yes, he has to give her mehr (dower) in case of talaq.
Allah (Subhana Wa Ta’ala) knows Best
Darul Ifta,
Darul Uloom Deoband