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One of our brothers/sisters has asked this question:

AOA i really appreciate and admire the work you people are doing , i have a question to ask that if one person have Sex (intercourse) with some girl , i heard then he cant marry that girl , its not allowed in Islam? can you please through light on it? though i know its sin but still if the person wants to marry that girl? is it haram?

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Answer:

Marry after zina

In the name of Allah, We praise Him, seek His help and ask for His forgiveness. Whoever Allah guides none can misguide, and whoever He allows to fall astray, none can guide them aright. We bear witness that there is none worthy of worship but Allah Alone, and we bear witness that Muhammad (saws) is His slave-servant and the seal of His Messengers.

If two non-mehram members have dared to commit the evil and heinous crime of ‘zina’, there is absolutely nothing in Shariah Law which prohibits them from marrying each other if they wish to do so, provided all the obligatory conditions of ‘nikaah’ are fulfilled (proposal and acceptance, determination of mehr, availability of two witnesses, consent of the guardian of the bride, etc.).

The marriage of the two who committed ‘zina’ to each other by itself will not forgive them their grave sin in the Sight of Allah Subhanah. If the two who dared to commit ‘zina’ do not turn back to their Lord in Taubah seeking sincere forgiveness for their heinous crime before their death, they shall have a severe accounting for their transgression in the Presence of their Lord Most Majestic on that Inevitable and Tumultuous Day of Judgment.

But there is absolutely nothing in Shariah Law which prohibits the couple who committed ‘zina’ from marrying each other, if they wish to do so. Provided all the obligatory conditions of an Islamic Nikaah are met and honored, their subsequent marriage will be lawful, legal and valid in the sight of Shariah Law and of Allah Subhanah. We reiterate again that the mere marriage of the two who committed zina to each other would not by itself forgive them their grave sin, for it is sincere ‘taubah’ and repentance unto their Lord Most Gracious alone which will eliminate their sin from their Book of Records.

Allah says in the Holy Quran Chapter 39 Surah Zumur verses 53-54:

(O Prophet) say: “O My servants who have wronged their own souls….Do not despair of Allah’s Mercy! Surely, Allah forgives all sins. He indeed is the All Forgiving, All Merciful. Return to your Lord and submit to Him before the scourge overtakes you; for then you may get no help from anywhere.”

Allah says in the Holy Quran Chapter 3 Surah Ale Imraan verse 135-136:

Allah likes such good people very much, who, if ever they commit a base deed or wrong their own soul by the commission of a sin, remember Allah instantly, and ask for forgiveness from Him for their shortcomings. For who, but Allah, can forgive sins? (And Allah loves those) who do not knowingly persist in the wrongs they did. These will be rewarded with forgiveness from Allah, and with Gardens beneath which canals flow, and they will reside therein forever! How excellent is the reward of those who do good deeds!

Allah says in the Holy Quran Chapter 6 Surah Anaam verse 54:

When those come to you who believe in Our Signs, say: "Peace be on you! Your Lord had inscribed for Himself (the rule of) Mercy. Verily if any of you did evil in ignorance, and thereafter repented and amended (his conduct), Lo! He is Oft-Forgiving, Most Merciful."

Whatever written of Truth and benefit is only due to Allah’s Assistance and Guidance, and whatever of error is of me alone. Allah Alone Knows Best and He is the Only Source of Strength.

Your brother and well wisher in Islam,

Burhan