AL QURAN

O mankind! Worship your Lord (Allah), who has created you As well as those before you; Do so that you are saved. It is He Who has made the earth A resting-place for you, And the sky a canopy, And sent down water from above With which He brought forth fruits for your sustenance. Do not, then, set up rivals to Allah When you know (the truth). (The Qura'n 2:21-22)

AL_HADITH

Narrated Sahl: The Prophet said, "There is a gate in Paradise called Ar-Raiyan, and those who observe fasts will enter through it on the Day of Resurrection and none except them will enter through it. It will be said, 'Where are those who used to observe fasts?' They will get up, and none except them will enter through it. After their entry the gate will be closed and nobody will enter through it."

MFS Introduction
 

 

 

Topic: Repentance

Salaam,
I am a married woman who had an affair (while married). The affair did not include sexual intercourse, but I did allow the other man to touch me. Though I have repented, the guilt still plagues me. I did not tell my husband about this. I am contemplating telling him. I am afraid to do this. I am afraid he might leave me for this. Then I think of not telling him and trying to work on the marriage. But I feel guilty for deceiving him.

I don't know what to do. Sometimes I contemplate suicide. Please help.

Dear Sister
Assalamu Alaykum

To answer your question or to advice you, let me relate this hadith of the Prophet to you.

'When a man committed a crime of Zina (adultery) and came to the Prophet informing him, obviously, the man wants the punishment to be applied to him. But the Prophet did not want to hear that and was trying to find some excuses for him so he could escape from the punishment' and repent to Allah.

Omar ibn al-Khattab was very angry with a man who mentioned that his "fatat the name that Prophet advised us to call the right possession or slave woman" had previously experienced fornication when he was given in her marriage to someone. Omar said "HALLA SATARTA ALAYHA" Why didn't you cover her shortcoming?

Dear sister, your felling guilty for what you did is a sign of sincere repentance. Allah loves those who repent to him. My honest advice is not to tell your husband about what happened, and you should not ever ever, ever allow any man to touch your body. You have to stop feeling guilty since you sincerely repented to Allah. May Allah help all of us to over come our shaytan.