What is the duration required for the exile (taghrib) of an unmarried fornicator (bikr zani)?
General Chapter
Al-Mughni
Book of Ḥudūd (Prescribed Penalties)
Primary text
An unmarried fornicator must undergo exile for a full year (hawl kamila). If he relapses into the offense before this year is completed, the exile must be recommenced, and he must continue traveling until the full year of exile as a traveler is completed, building upon the time already served.