Exegesis of the saying of Allah the Exalted: “The evil women are for the evil men”

Question:
He says in his letter: Allah, Blessed and Exalted is He, said in Surat al-Nur: I seek refuge . And He said, Exalted is He, also in Surat al-Nur: I ask you, out of your generosity, to explain these two noble verses. May Allah grant you success?

Answer:
In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. All praise is due to Allah, and may Allah send prayers and blessings upon the Messenger of Allah, and upon his family and his Companions, and whoever follows his guidance. As for what follows, these two noble verses have led the scholars to derive that it is not permissible for a believer to marry a woman who commits zina (unlawful sexual intercourse) until she repents; because zina is impure and those who commit zina are impure. A believer should be careful in his marriage to choose women who are pure, known for their chastity and uprightness in their religion. For this reason, he (peace and blessings be upon him) said: The women of religion are the pure ones, known for their chastity and uprightness, good conduct, and sound creed. As for those known for deviation, open sinfulness, and corruption, a believer should avoid them; because they are impure in terms of their conduct and their deeds. It is also not permissible for a believing woman to marry an impure man known for open sinfulness and lack of uprightness, whether because he consumes intoxicants, or because he commits major sins such as zina or sodomy. A believing woman should avoid this type of people and not be content with marrying them. If this calamity befalls her—because he was good and then fell into impurity by drinking intoxicants, committing zina, or sodomy—she has the right to annul the marriage. She has an excuse to seek annulment and separation, because he has become impure after being good. And Allah, the Exalted and Majestic, says: And He says: It is obligatory for a Muslim woman to fear Allah and to repent to Allah from any zina or other corruption and sins she has committed, so that she may become pure. Likewise, it is obligatory for the one who commits zina, the sinner, and the open sinner to repent to Allah so that he may be among the pure ones, and so that the impurity may be removed from him. The impurity of sins is severe and dangerous, and greater than that is the impurity of disbelief and shirk (associating partners with Allah), we seek refuge in Allah. And the purest of the pure is the purity of faith, mindfulness of Allah, and uprightness. So all acts of obedience are pure, and faith and mindfulness of Allah are all pure. The believer is the pure one. So it is obligatory for every Muslim and every Muslim woman to take care of the means that make them among the pure ones, and to beware of sins and bad deeds that transfer them to the description of the impure ones. We ask Allah for guidance for all of us. Yes. May Allah bless you and reward you with good.