fornication

I have committed fornication, how can I repent?

Individual Issues, Marriage, Social Issues, Youth,

Question:

I have committed the act of zina (fornication), how can I repent?

Answer:

Sex outside a relationship of marriage is haram (forbidden) and is a mortal sin, whether it is anal or otherwise.

You need to continue to repent and to make a firm decision and commitment to not engage in sexual intercourse outside marriage again.

God is All-Merciful and will, by His Will, forgive you if your repentance is sincere and you don’t return to the sin. A good aspect of repenting from any sin is to discourage others who are prone to commit a similar sin from doing it. For example, as part of repenting from Zina (fornication) one must try to discourage those who are on this vicious practice.

Answered by: Dr Ali Alsamail
Reviewed by: Sheikh Mansour Leghaei

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Is it necessary to disclose past sins to a potential husband/wife?

Marriage, Social Issues, ,

Question:

I am born Muslim but never practiced islam properly until a few months now. In the past however, I committed zinnah (fornication) and other sins when I wasn’t practicing. I am repenting to Allah for my past sins and I have changed my ways, I am following the right way and have taken on the hijab as well. I have found a good Muslim man to marry but I am scared to tell him about my past. Especially about not being a virgin. Is it required to tell him before marriage?

Answer:

Islamically, it is highly discouraged to divulge our sins to anyone.

However, if the husband makes it a condition that his wife be a virgin, or you know that he considers this a condition, then he has the right to anull the marriage if he later finds out that the wife is not a virgin.

Answered by: Dr Ali Alsamail
Certified by: Sheikh Mansour Leghaei

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