Some people have a habit calling an individual "Dayyooth" (the person whose wife or daughter doesn't put veil or carry Hijab).
This is inappropriate, and it is a crime in Islamic law, the word Dayyooth is used in a very specific term as it is mentioned in Lisaan Al Arab.
الدَّيُّوثُ والدَّيْبُوثُ الَّذِي يدخُل الرجالُ عَلَى حُرْمته، بِحَيْثُ يَرَاهُمْ، كأَنه ليَّنَ نفسَه عَلَى ذَلِكَ
Dayyooth is a person who let other men have sexual intercourse with his wife or daughter and watch them as being tolerant about it.
[Al Lisaan al Arab 2/150]
The english term of Dayyooth is Cuckold and this is not a common word to be used, following are the statements of Salaf on the meaning of Dayyooth.
Imam khalwati رحمہ اللہ said:
الديوثُ هو: يرى زوجته تزني، ويُقِرُّها عليه، ولا يفارقها
Dayyooth is the person who watch his wife doing zina, and consider it and do not leave his wife (i.e. separate himself from her)
[Hashiyah Al Khalwati Al Muntaha Al Iradaat 4/257]
Imam Munziri رحمہ اللہ said:
هو الذي يعلم الفاحشة في أهله، ويقرُّهم عليها
Dayyooth is a person who's knows his wife is an doer of fahash and accept her as she is.
[At Targheeb Wa Tarheeb lil Munzari 3/104]
And also said:
هو الذي يقر أهله على الزنا مع علمه بهم
A person who allows Zina to his wife and agreed over it even though he knows all about it.
[At Targheeb Wa Tarheeb lil Munzari 3/323]
Mulla Ali Qari Hanafi رحمہ اللہ also said:
الدَّيُّوثُ الَّذِي يُقِرُّ عَلَى أَهْلِهِ الْخَبَثَ أَيِ الزِّنَا
Dayyooth is the person who consider impure for his wife and allow zina to his wife.
[Mirqat al Mafatih Sharah Mishkat al Masabih 4/390]
Imam Ibrahim al Harbi رحمہ اللہ said:
الدَّيُّوثُ هو الذى يُدْخِلُ الرِّجالَ على امْرَأتِه
Dayyooth is the person who let other men sleep with his wife.
[Al Insaaf fi Marifah ar Rajeh min Ikhtelaaf 24/396, Al Mughni 9/90]
Imam Zey'li رحمہ اللہ said:
هُوَ الَّذِي يَرَى مَعَ امْرَأَتِهِ أَوْ مَحْرَمِهِ رَجُلًا فَيَدَعُهُ خَالِيًا بِهَا.
A person who's a Dayyooth, let his wife or mehram be alone with a man.
[Tabiyyin Al Haqaiq Sharah Kanzul Daqaiq wa Hashiyah Shibli 3/308]
It has been mentioned about Imam Ahmad bin Hanbal رحمہ اللہ that he was asked, what if someone called a man Dayyooth then he answered regarding this that:
قَذْفٌ لِامْرَأَتِهِ
This is a an accusation of zina قذف on his wife.
[Al Insaaf fi Marifah ar Rajeh min Ikhtelaaf 24/394]
Imam Ahmad رحمہ اللہ was asked what if someone called a man Dayyooth?
He replied: يُعَزَّرُ he will be punishable.
[Al Jami al Uloom Imam Ahmad 12/328]
Imam ibn Qudamah رحمہ اللہ said:
وَالْقَذْفُ بِذَلِكَ كُلِّهِ يُوجِبُ التَّعْزِيرَ
Like wise every قذف is a necessarily punishable
[Al Mughni 9/90]
