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Bayhaqi Q13960 — Fornication does not make the lawful unlawful

قَالَ الشَّافِعِيُّ رَحِمَهُ اللهُ: " لِأَنَّ اللهَ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ إِنَّمَا حَرَّمَهُ لِحُرْمَةِ الْحَلَالِ، وَالْحَرَامُ خِلَافُ الْحَلَالِ " قَالَ: وَرُوِيَ عَنِ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ رَضِيَ اللهُ عَنْهُمَا قَوْلُنَا.
Imam al-Shafi'i (may Allah have mercy on him) said: "Because Allah, the Mighty and Majestic, made it unlawful only on account of the sanctity of the lawful (relationship), and the unlawful (relationship) is the opposite of the lawful."
He said: "And our view has been narrated from Sayyiduna Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both)."
Hadith Reference السنن الكبرى للبيهقي / كتاب النكاح / Q13960