Husband wants divorce after finding out about wife's past relationship
Question
Girl had a relationship in past and now she got married and she is true to her husband but her husband came to know of her past relationship and he seeks a divorce. What does Islam says about this situation?
Answer
If she has sincerely repented for her past and reformed her life, it will be greatly rewarding for the husband to conceal her faults and keep her in his nikaah.
And Allah Ta'ala (الله تعالى) knows best.
- Answered by
- Mufti Zakaria Makada
- Checked & approved by
- Mufti Ebrahim Salejee (Isipingo Beach)
Where scholars differ, it’s safer to take the more cautious view.
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