Will my repentance be accepted for the adulterous relationship that lasted more than two years with my brother's wife, and does my continued love for her affect the validity of my repentance?
Adultery is one of the gravest sins, and its punishment is more severe if the adulterer is married (muhsan), in which case the penalty is stoning to death. As for the unmarried person, the punishment is one hundred lashes. The most egregious type of adultery is with the wife of a neighbor, due to the betrayal of trust involved, followed in reprehensibility by adultery with a brother's wife. The adulterer must perform sincere repentance, feel remorse, resolve not to return to the sin, and perform many good deeds, without despairing of Allah's mercy. To free oneself from attachment to a foreign woman, she must be removed from the heart by seeking Allah's help and making abundant supplications.
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