Is it obligatory for a woman who is engaged to leave her fiancé and marry a man who had previously committed zina with her, after both of them have repented, given her fear of him (the man with whom she committed zina) wronging her if she leaves him, or should she continue with her engagement and conceal what happened, for fear of falling under the category of "All of my Ummah are forgiven except for those who publicize their sins"?
The girl did well by not informing the suitor about her sin. She must conceal her sin, and this is not deception. She is not obliged to separate from the suitor for the aforementioned reason. As for you, you must cut off your relationship with that girl and conceal her sin and your own, and hasten to marry a righteous woman, for repentance erases what came before it.
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