The Ruling on Carrying Out the Punishment for False Accusation of Adultery After Repentance

Question:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. A man falsely accused a woman of adultery and she swore the oath of li'an against him, and he was lying. Then he repented to Allah. Is it part of the repentance that he goes back to the judge and informs him so that the judge can carry out the punishment against him?

Answer:
By Allah, it appears that he will be prolonged in this. To Allah. Washing. Yes. And this is better for him than that. Yes. The punishment is due upon him unless the one who has the right demands it. If the one who has the right demands it, it is carried out against him. But if the one accused does not demand it, the judge does not carry out the punishment. If he repents after the li'an, the right belongs to the wife. She is connected to him, either she forgives him, or she demands that the punishment for false accusation of adultery be carried out against him. The right is hers. Yes.