Okay, here is the thread! A woman was walking alone before the break of dawn in Medina when she was accosted by a man & he raped her!! She started crying & ran to the houses around & cried to them that she has been raped! The occupants of this house then took her to Muhammad(PBUH https://twitter.com/king_Bello7/status/1264547443775016969">https://twitter.com/king_Bell...
When she was narrating the story, some of the companions of the Prophet brought in a man & said they found him loitering & they don& #39;t know where he& #39;s from! On sighting the man, this woman exclaimed "This is the person that raped me" she was certain that he was the culprit.
The Prophet faced the man & started interrogating him verbally but this man swore that he wasn& #39;t the one! The matter dragged for long because both the man & the woman maintained their story. It was her word against his! Miraculously, a man came forward & said he was overcame by
Guilt & that he is the one that committed the disgusting act! He confessed! The Prophet asked him multiple times if he really did it, & he said yes he did! After ascertaining that he was the culprit, he was executed for his crimes! You see, rape is a very terrible act under
Islamic law & it attracts extreme punishments! Now, the lessons in this story-
1- This happened in Medina! The woman would have been covered head to toe & she was still raped! Some people are animals & their hunger for rape isn& #39;t aroused by wearing revealing clothes
2- The woman
Was not asked what she was doing alone at night! Because your location should not determine whether you get raped or not!
3- The man she accused of the rape act wasn& #39;t punished because she said he raped her! Regardless of how & #39;sensitive& #39; this might sound, we can& #39;t go about
Crucifying people because someone accused them of rape. The Woman believed wholeheartedly that this Man raped her & it would have been unwise if the Prophet had passed judgment based on the words of her mouth. For an accused to be punished for rape, there should be a reasonable
Level of evidence that he/she did it. Finally, Because the perpetrator & #39;confessed& #39; his crimes doesn& #39;t exempt him from the punishment of the crime! His forgiveness will come in front of his Creator but he& #39;ll still be punished for it on earth to serve as deterrent to others.
End!
Final tweet- I know I& #39;m not an expert on psychology & how strong rape victims are to & #39;raise alarm& #39; but in this case, if the woman didn& #39;t raise alarm immediately, she wouldn& #39;t have gotten justice. So, I think it is best for victims to speak up immediately if they can.
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