Imamate of One Who Does Not Prevent Zina with His Sister-in-Law

Question

Another man commits zina with a certain man’s sister-in-law. Will the first man be a dayyuth (one who has no protective jealousy over his womenfolk) or not, and is it permissible to make him imam or not?

Answer

That man is not a dayyuth. However, if despite having the ability he does not prevent the zina, he is sinful; and if the sister-in-law is under his care and he still does not prevent [it], that is the utmost shamelessness, and the imamate of such a man is impermissible. As for the impermissibility of the fornicator’s own imamate, it is perfectly obvious.

Source: Fatawa Mahmudiyya

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