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What is the ruling of Islamic law regarding a wife who confessed to illicit relationships before marriage, continued impermissible conversations after it, and attempted to plot evil against her husband? Does she lose custody of the children? Is the husband entitled to their custody? And does the court accept chat evidence and handwritten messages as proof to establish these incidents?

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If the wife is corrupt due to illicit online relationships and attempted to poison [the husband], she has no right to custody of the children. The husband must refer the matter to the Sharia court, which rules on disputes related to custody based on the evidence presented.

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