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﴿ فَاسْأَلُوا أَهْلَ الذِّكْرِ إِن كُنتُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَ ﴾

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The effect of zina (unlawful sexual intercourse) with a woman on a prior contract with another woman

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Question:
I am telling you something; I do not remember a man who approached the mother of his wife’s children, so he committed zina with a woman, but he did not realize it.

Answer:
The contract is valid; his zina (unlawful sexual intercourse) with another woman does not affect it. The prior contract is valid if its conditions are met. As for the zina (unlawful sexual intercourse), its ruling applies to it, but it does not invalidate the contract with another woman. The point of disagreement is if the woman he previously contracted to marry is a relative of the woman with whom he committed zina (unlawful sexual intercourse), such as her mother or daughter; this is where the disagreement lies. If she has no kinship with the wife he contracted to marry, then the zina (unlawful sexual intercourse) has its ruling, and the contract has its ruling as well. Yes. Huh? Ihsan (being married) is only achieved through intercourse. A mere contract without intercourse is not ihsan. Yes.
Source قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، 48 من 89|شرح العدة في شرح العمدة|كتاب النكاح|فصل في تزويج الأب أولاده الصغار|صالح الفوزان|الفقه — youtube.com (1:05:22)

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