The husband’s permission after the wife’s repentance
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Question:
This questioner, the wife of Salim, says: Shaykh, I made a mistake against my husband years ago, then I repented and my repentance was sincere. Now my only concern is pleasing this husband, who is a righteous man that raised his five children in the best possible way. Is repentance sufficient? What should this wife do, who made a mistake against her husband for a long time?
Answer:
Repentance is not sufficient. It is necessary to seek the husband’s permission regarding the shortcoming that occurred. It is necessary to ask him for forgiveness for the shortcoming that took place, along with repentance to Allah.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh!
This questioner, the wife of Salim, says: Shaykh, I made a mistake against my husband years ago, then I repented and my repentance was sincere. Now my only concern is pleasing this husband, who is a righteous man that raised his five children in the best possible way. Is repentance sufficient? What should this wife do, who made a mistake against her husband for a long time?
Answer:
Repentance is not sufficient. It is necessary to seek the husband’s permission regarding the shortcoming that occurred. It is necessary to ask him for forgiveness for the shortcoming that took place, along with repentance to Allah.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh!
Source
نور على الدرب - الفوزان - 03/078 — archive.org (13:09)
The Arabic text is a machine transcription of the audio recording.