Is it permissible for a man to marry the woman with whom he committed zina?

The questioner:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. This is a questioner, or rather a male questioner from Europe, who says: A man committed zina, and the woman with whom he committed zina is currently pregnant. Is it permissible for them to marry if they repent?

The Shaykh:
But if he repents from zina with a valid repentance, feels remorse, abandons the sin, and does not return to it, and the woman’s womb is cleared of the pregnancy resulting from the zina, then it is necessary to observe the waiting period (‘iddah) to ensure she is not pregnant from the zina. Therefore, he may not marry her except under two conditions: the first condition is sincere, truthful repentance, and the second condition is that the waiting period passes, by which it is known that her womb is clear. Yes.

The questioner:
What did you say?

The Shaykh:
And Allah the Exalted knows best, and may Allah send prayers and peace upon our Prophet Muhammad and upon his family.