Regrets having committed adultery

7-12-2004 | IslamWeb

Question:

I am married since last 3 years. With time the gap between me and my husband has increased. I don't tell that my husband does not love me. He does. But I don't know how I became so far from him, and he from me. We live, we love, we sleep, but nothing has remained like before. I then go and commit the biggest mistake. That is love and sleep with another man. I know it is a sin. Will Allaah forgive me for what I did? Will I loose my heaven? Will I go to Hell? I slept with the other man in full consciousness. Am I no more a true Muslim? Believe me I don't want to go to hell, and don't want to loose my heaven. I don't want to cheat my husband. My husband does love me I know, I don't want to leave my husband. I know I will not commit that mistake again. I also don't want to loose my husband. What can I do? I am scared and worried. Please help me out. Will Allaah the Almighty will have mercy on me. Believe me I don't want to loose heaven and go to hell. Please tell me if there is any way to cover up this dirty sin?

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Answer:

All perfect praise be to Allaah, The Lord of the Worlds. I testify that there is none worthy of worship except Allaah, and that Muhammad is His slave and Messenger. We ask Allaah to exalt his mention as well as that of his family and all his companions.

You have committed a major sin which is strongly condemned in Islam. Fornication is a shameful and obnoxious act while adultery is much worse and horrid.

But the door of repentance is opened wide for every person as long as he/she does not face the agony of death. So, you have to make sincere repentance from this sin immediately. To know how to make repentance refer to the Fataawa: 81467 and 83904.

For more details about the ruling of adultery read the Fataawa: 88138 and 88978.

Allaah knows best.