113. The change in the award of punishment for prostitution.

Verse 4:15 of the Quran says, to keep under house arrest the women who indulged in prostitution, till Allah’s guidance arrives.

Later the Almighty provided an alternate way to deal with them in verse 24:2.

‘Not only the women, but even men also who indulge in prostitution need to punish, and chastity is common to both sexes, and punishable equally’ (24:2) was revealed, changing the previous law of (4:15)