In the hadith: (It would be better for one of you to be stabbed in the head with an iron nail than to touch the hand of a woman). This indicates that it is a major sin, and kissing is greater than that, and moreover, prayer nullifies it.
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The questioner : Did he repent?
The Shaykh : No, no. If he had repented, there would be no problem, and Allah the Mighty and Majestic said:[Hud 11:114] He came asking. But if he were a repentant person, we could say: He is repentant, and [Hud 11:114] and by good deeds, repentance is meant. However, the apparent meaning of the noble verse is that by good deeds here, establishing the prayer is meant. Yes.
The Shaykh : No, no. If he had repented, there would be no problem, and Allah the Mighty and Majestic said: