A person who repented from corresponding with a girl, got married, and still keeps the letters from that girl: what is the ruling on this?

Question : A young man to whom Allah granted guidance, but he still keeps letters and tapes from that woman who is a stranger to him. He is now married to another woman, and he is currently listening to these tapes and reading those letters. When we advise him to destroy these items, he says that there is nothing wrong with it. What is the ruling on his action? And what is your advice for people like him?

Answer : His action is forbidden. Because it is a trial and a cause for falling into immorality, and it occupies the heart with this correspondence. It is obligatory for him, if he is sincere in his repentance, to burn these recorded and written letters immediately without delay. If he does not do so, his repentance will not be accepted, because one of the conditions of repentance is abandoning the sin immediately. So my advice to him is to fear Allah the Exalted, to destroy these tapes and letters, and to thank Allah for His blessing by granting him the marriage contract, the lawful marriage contract, indeed the marriage contract that Allah and His Messenger commanded.

The presenter : May Allah reward you and bless you. We have a call, please go ahead, brother.