Does the right of those whose honor has been violated in this world or the hereafter fall away from one who committed adultery with the محارم (unmarriageable kin) of another, then repented with a sincere repentance? And does the husband have a right over his adulterous wife and the one who committed adultery with her, even after their repentance, with the husband's knowledge of her repentance, and his refraining from informing the husband of that? And to what extent is the analogy between the rights of violated honor and the rights of money and backbiting valid regarding the obligation to restore rights to their owners?

The rights of individuals are not forfeited except by their owners' absolution. Material rights must be returned or forgiveness sought for them. As for non-material rights, such as backbiting and slander, it is more appropriate to suffice with praying for the wronged party. In the case of adultery and violation of honor, sincere repentance and self-concealment, and not informing the wife or anyone else of her adultery, is the most appropriate and correct course of action. The same applies to one who betrays a friend concerning his wife. And he who commits adultery with a married woman incurs a greater sin. A man has the right to stipulate virginity, and he may annul the marriage if he does not find her to be so. The hadith "Whoever commits adultery, adultery will be committed against his family" is not authentic.