Committed fornication, repented and wants to marry

28-2-2006 | IslamWeb

Question:

I would like to know, if a man is young and is not married and if he does Zina with a prostitute, after doing such evil act he tries to do good things and move to right path of Islam and fear from Allaah, then is he still needed to be punished for 100 lashes. If it is must then how should it be lashed and what part of the body should it be lashed. If this person now marries to a woman which is nice and decent and pray 5 times a day. Then should this man till that lady that he had Zina, before getting married or he should tell after marry or should he keep quiet and if this person tells that lady that he had Zina then what should that lady do? And on saying this that lady still wanted to marry this guy then what will be the consequence of this lady and if he tells this lady after marry, then what should that lady response to him, should that lady get divorced or stay with him.

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Answer:

All perfect praise be to Allaah, The Lord of the Worlds. I testify that there is none worthy of worship except Allaah, and that Muhammad is His slave and Messenger. We ask Allaah to exalt his mention as well as that of his family and all his companions.

 

Zina (fornication or adultery) is among the great major sins, whoever commits it has to repent immediately and should not inform any one. Confessing in order to get the punishment applied to him is not compulsory. See the details in Fataawa 81620 and 83416.

A Muslim is not allowed to disclose his sins even to his wife as we mentioned in Fataawa 84052.

However, it is not allowed for a Muslim man or woman to marry a fornicator unless the later repents sincerely. See the Fatwa 83176.

Allaah Knows best.