How does one repent from falsely accusing his wife of adultery and then divorcing her?
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The questioner:
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh. This questioner says: A man falsely accused his wife of adultery because of her behavior. He says: Then he divorced her. He says: How is this?
The Shaykh:
What? He says: A man falsely accused his wife of adultery because of her behavior. He falsely accused her. I seek refuge in Allah. It is not permissible to falsely accuse someone. Falsely accusing someone of fornication or adultery; it is not called a false accusation unless it is of fornication. It is called a false accusation.
The questioner:
He says: How does he repent now?
The Shaykh:
He seeks forgiveness and apologizes to him.
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh. This questioner says: A man falsely accused his wife of adultery because of her behavior. He says: Then he divorced her. He says: How is this?
The Shaykh:
What? He says: A man falsely accused his wife of adultery because of her behavior. He falsely accused her. I seek refuge in Allah. It is not permissible to falsely accuse someone. Falsely accusing someone of fornication or adultery; it is not called a false accusation unless it is of fornication. It is called a false accusation.
The questioner:
He says: How does he repent now?
The Shaykh:
He seeks forgiveness and apologizes to him.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، 508- كيف يتوب من قذف زوجته ثم طلقها؟ - صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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