Repentance from falsely accusing one's wife of adultery, then divorcing her
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The questioner:
This questioner says: One who falsely accused his wife of adultery because of her behavior, then divorced her. He says: How is this?
The Shaykh:
What?
The questioner:
He says: One who falsely accused his wife of adultery because of her behavior.
The Shaykh:
Falsely accusing her of fornication and zina (unlawful sexual intercourse); it is not called qadhf (falsely accusing someone of zina) unless it is an accusation of fornication.
The questioner:
He says: How does he repent now?
The Shaykh:
Yes.
The questioner:
He says: How does he repent now?
The Shaykh:
He seeks forgiveness and apologizes to her. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh,
This questioner says: One who falsely accused his wife of adultery because of her behavior, then divorced her. He says: How is this?
The Shaykh:
What?
The questioner:
He says: One who falsely accused his wife of adultery because of her behavior.
The Shaykh:
Falsely accusing her of fornication and zina (unlawful sexual intercourse); it is not called qadhf (falsely accusing someone of zina) unless it is an accusation of fornication.
The questioner:
He says: How does he repent now?
The Shaykh:
Yes.
The questioner:
He says: How does he repent now?
The Shaykh:
He seeks forgiveness and apologizes to her. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh,
Source
شرح العقيدة الطحاوية [ صالح الفوزان ]، بداية من قوله : وضرب لهم آجالًا — islamhouse.com (1:09:40)
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