Zina forgiveness.
Mu' meneen Brothers and Sisters,
As Salaam Aleikum wa Rahmatullahi wa Barakatuh.
(May Allah's Peace, Mercy and Blessings be upon all of you)
One of our brothers/sisters has asked
this question:
Kindly
advice. what is the solution of this horrible crime.??
The
uncel (39) MAMA & his nephew (22, bachlor) both are working together
(labour work)
Once
the uncel went another town with his other colleague for painting work. He said
to his nephew to lookafter his family.
Unfortunaetly
the nephew & his aunt (33) mami did illicit relation during the time ,in
order to that she became pregnant. she has 2 kids earlier. When uncel came to
know abt his wife pregnancy, he became MAD.
Finally
his wife awared him abt FACT.
Recently
she has given birth to babygirl which is 100% result of that illicit relation. The
uncel is very poor, ignorant and soft hearted.
He not
only remained away to his wife for long long time but also due to his elder
sister:s dignity n respect (on sister request),he kept this issue quite sacret
even at the time of discharge from hospital ,he gave his name as a father.
The
nephew is younger than his aunt n yet bachelor He is very very shamful for his
wrong doing.
How to
solve this problem ?. pls help n reply n pray for the innocent baby girl:s
goodluck. vassalaam
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Answer:
Zina forgiveness
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.
Your
Question: How to solve this problem ?.
Allah says in the Holy
Quran Chapter 17 Surah Israa verse 32:
Do not even go near
‘zina’ (fornication or adultery) for it is a very indecent thing and a very
evil way!
Zina
(adultery) is considered amongst the gravest sins in Islam. One can only imagine the severity of the sin
by the punishment Allah and His Messenger (saws) have decreed for this
abomination. If one is living in an
Islamic State and gets convicted in a Shariah Court of the sin of zina
(adultery), the punishment prescribed by Allah and His Messenger (saws) for the
life of this world is that the convict should be stoned to death!! And if the person dies without making Taubah
or seeking sincere repentance for their transgression from Allah Subhanah
before they meet with their appointment of death, their punishment of the
Hereafter in the Just Court of Allah Subhanah would be much more severe and
lasting!!
Thus first and foremost, the two people guilty of ‘zina’
must immediately turn unto their Lord in ‘taubah’ and seek His sincere
forgiveness for their abomination….if indeed they are sincerely in seeking
repentance, it is expected that they will find their Lord Forgiving and
Merciful.
Whatever deeds one might have done in one’s past, if one
turns to Allah Subhanah in sincere Taubah and seeks forgiveness, Allah Subhanah
has promised in the Holy Quran that He will forgive all the sins of such a
repentant believer, even if one has committed the gravest sin of all:
‘Shirk’!
The conditions or ways to seek sincere Taubah or
Repentance from the Merciful Lord are:
- One
is aware that he has sinned, and
feels sorry and ashamed at his sin.
- Makes
a solemn covenant and promise with Allah that he will not repeat his sin
again.
- Turns
to Allah and seeks forgiveness,
before he has met with his appointment of death.
- Is
a believer and does righteous good deeds thereafter.
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 25 Surah
Furqaan verses 63-71:
The (true) servants of the Merciful are those
who walk humbly on the earth. When the
ignorant people behave insolently towards them,
they say, “Peace to you”; (And
those) who pass their nights in prostrating themselves and standing before
their Lord and pray, “O our Lord, save
us from the torment of Hell, for its
torment is killing! It is an evil
abode, and an evil resting place”. (And those) who, when they spend are neither extravagant, nor miserly,
but keep the golden mean between the two extremes. (And those) who do not invoke any god but
Allah Alone, nor kill a soul
unjustly, which Allah has
forbidden, nor commit adultery… He who
does this shall be punished for his sin,
and his torment shall be doubled on the Day of Resurrection, and he shall abide in a state of
ignominy; EXCEPT THE ONE WHO MAY HAVE
REPENTED (AFTER THOSE SINS), AND HAVE
BELIEVED AND DONE RIGHTEOUS DEEDS. For
then, Allah will change his evil deeds
into good deeds, and He is very
Forgiving and Merciful. In fact, one who repents and does righteous
deeds, returns to Allah as one rightly
should!
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."
Al-Tirmidhi Hadith 2357 Narrated by Abdullah ibn Mas'ud
Allah's Messenger (saws) said, "He who
repents of a sin is like him who has committed no sin."
Al-Tirmidhi Hadith 2338 Narrated by Abdullah ibn Umar
Allah's Messenger (saws) said, "Allah
accepts a servant's repentance (taubah) till he gives up his spirit in
death."
If the ‘zina’ between the two people has resulted in
pregnancy, the child, although absolutely innocent and blameless for the
abomination and grave sin committed by his biological parents, will be
considered a child born out of wedlock in the Sight of Shariah Law. The child will be known and recognized by the
name of its mother, the mother will inherit from the child, and the child will
inherit from its mother.
The biological father will have absolutely no legal or
moral rights or responsibility towards its illegitimate child, nor will the
child be called or recognized by its biological father’s name; the child will
neither inherit from its biological father, nor will the father inherit from
its illegitimate child.
Allah Says in the Holy Quran Chapter 33 Surah
Ahzaab verses 4-5:
4 Allah has not made for any man two hearts in his (one) body: nor has
He made your wives whom ye divorce by Zihar your mothers: nor has He made
your adopted sons your sons. Such is
(only) your (manner of) speech by your mouths. But Allah tells (you) the Truth and He shows
the (right) Way.
5 Call them (those whom you adopt) by (the names) of their fathers:
that is juster in the sight of Allah; but if ye
know not their father's (names call them) your Brothers in faith or your
Maulas. But there is no blame on
you if ye make a mistake therein: (what counts is) the intention of your
hearts: and Allah is Oft-Returning Most Merciful.
The husband of the wife who committed the ‘zina’ is well
within his rights to adopt the illegitimate child of his wife, if indeed he
wishes to do so….but it would be absolutely unlawful for the person to assign,
give, or call the illegitimate child through his name. The illegitimate child
will be called and recognized by the name of its mother alone.
As the legal husband of the wife who has transgressed the
bounds of the Lord and committed the absolute abomination of ‘zina’, he has two
lawful options in Islam:
Option-1: If the husband honestly believe that his wife
committed the evil of ‘zina’ in ignorance, fears Allah and His Day of
Accounting, and is sincerely ashamed and repentant for her abomination of a
crime….and he can bring himself to forgive her, it would be best to forgive her
her sin and save the marriage.
Option-2: But if the husband sees that his wife neither
fears Allah nor the Day of Judgment, nor is she ashamed nor repentant for her
transgressions….and given half an opportunity she would indulge in the same
transgression again; it is incumbent and obligatory upon him as a husband who
sincerely fears Allah and the Last Day to immediately and permanently separate
from such an impious and immoral wife through divorce. It would simply not befit the characteristic
of a believing husband who sincerely fears Allah and the Last Day to agree to
remain married to a woman who insists or continues to commit adultery.
Al-Tirmidhi Hadith 3655 Narrated by Abdullah ibn Umar
Allah's Messenger (saws) said, "There
are three people to whom Allah has forbidden
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