Is it a sin for a married woman to flirt?
The short answer
Flirting between unmarried people, or between spouses, is not a sin. Between a married person and someone other than the spouse, it is. Such attention belongs to one's husband alone.
Flirting is not a sin between people who are not married, nor between spouses. It is a sin between a married person and someone other than his or her spouse, as in your friend's case. She needs to get her act together: she owes such attention to her husband alone.
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