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Committing zina

· 24 Safar 1437 AH1 min readEnglish

Question

If someone commits zina and then feels bad and wants to offer tauba and istighfaar with this hope that Allah Ta'ala will forgive him, but after tauba should he present himself before law authorities for Islamic punishment i.e sangsaar or not?

Answer

He does not have to offer himself.

And Allah Ta'ala (الله تعالى) knows best.

Answered by
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee (Isipingo Beach)
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