47 Vol. 3. No. 1, Januari-Juni 2024 Khoirul Amru Harahap, Muhammad Toha Umar Prevenon Strategies for the Crime of Adultery in the Light of Islamic Law History of Author Abstract Manswab Mahsen Abdulrahman 1* , Ali Hemed Awadh 2 , Hasan Yusuf Akasi 3 , Abdulatwif Ibrahim Abdalla 4 , Khadija Chui 5 1 Independent Researcher in Sharia and Islamic Studies, Republic of Kenya 2 School of Humanies and So- cial Sciences, Pwani University 34 Internaonal Islamic University Uganda 5 Internaonal Islamic Univer- sity Malaysia Coresponding Author: 1* Manswab83@yahoo. com DOI: hps://doi.org/10.24090/el- aqwal.v3i1.10865 Adultery is a serious offense which is prohibited in Islam. Adultery may cause a lot of repercussions, among them sexually transmied infecons (STIs), also referred to as sexually transmied diseases (STDs). These infecons are sexually transmied through vaginal, anal, and oral. The significance of the research emerged due to a large number of deaths emanang from HIV/AIDS and other infecous diseases caused by adultery; for example, stascally, about 374 million people living with STIs and more than 1 million sexually transmied infecons (STIs) are acquired every day worldwide. A qualitave data analysis has been deployed in this study that has been gathered from a variety of sources, they include books, journal arcles, reports, conference papers, and websites. The informaon has been analyzed through an explanatory research approach by providing scholars’ opinions and their arguments on the subject maer. Most importantly, this research has established that Islam indeed has put in place some prevenve measures to reduce the risk of mul-crimes occurring and their potenal harmful effects on individuals and the society at large, and more so, in reference to our study including: self-accountability, lowering the gaze (by shiſting away on what is illegal to look at), meet with a non-mahram woman in privacy, shaking hands with a non-mahram woman, tabarruj (make-up grooming), command women to stay at home, wear Hijab for modesty and chasty, indulge in marriage and accept polygamy, impose penalty for adulterous disobedient, among others. In this regard, it is therefore, recommended to implement the prevenve strategies set by Islam for the crime of adultery to uphold societal mortality and preserve the wellbeing of the society at a broader spectrum. Key words: Adultery; Prevenon Strategies; Islamic Law Introduction Adultery is one of the greatest moral and social offenses, in which Islamic religion prohibits this kind of shameful act since it destroys families and the structure of society. As a result, it entails the following evils: mixing of lineages, severing ties of kinship or cutting off family bonds, prevention of inheritance, family dispersal, and the spread of sexual transmitted. Hence, that is why the Almighty Allah emphasized in more than one verse in the Holy Qur’an that adultery is forbidden and that it is one of the major sins as revealed in the following verse. “…They are those who do not invoke any other god besides Allah, nor take a human life made sacred by Allah except with legal right, nor commit fornication. And whoever does any of this will face the penalty.” 1 Hence, it is vivid that all divine rules categorically condemn the repugnant act of adultery; furthermore, the traits of believers are those that do not engage in adultery. And on that note, Allah (SWT) says: “…those who abstain from illegal sex”. (Qur’an, 23: 5) and Almighty Allah swore to punish those who commit adultery severely if they didn’t truly repent. Therefore, what prevents the occurrence of this crime is the obedience of the rules, etiquette, beliefs, and morals that Islam commands. In this regard, Allah (SWT) says: “Do not go 1 Qur’an, 25: 68 e-ISSN 2962-5289 CREATIVE COMMONS ATTRIBUTION-SHAREALIKE 4.0 INTERNATIONAL LICENSE. Published by Sharia Faculty of State Islamic University of Prof. K.H. Saifuddin Zuhri, Purwokerto Sharia of Faculty Islamic State University Prof. K.H. Saifuddin Zuhri Purwokerto Volume 3, Issue 1, 2024