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How can a Muslim woman forget her love for a married man who promised to marry her but did not, even though she knows this love is impermissible, despite her many attempts to do so?

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What you have fallen into is ardent love, which is a dangerous ailment. Ibn al-Qayyim mentioned guidelines for its cure in Zad al-Ma'ad. You must supplicate to Allah and sincerely seek refuge in Him. If you do so with sincere resolve, you will be saved, as Allah Almighty says: ﴿And when the matter is determined – if they had been true to Allah, it would have been better for them.﴾ [Muhammad:21], and as the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, said: «If you are true to Allah, He will be true to you.» His marriage to you might not be good for you, especially since he already has a wife, and many marriages based on love fail. Entrust your affair to Allah and ask Him to facilitate a righteous husband for you, for that is better for you. Allah Almighty says: ﴿But perhaps you hate a thing and it is good for you; and perhaps you love a thing and it is bad for you. And Allah knows while you know not.﴾ [Al-Baqarah:216]. Al-Tahir ibn 'Ashur indicated that the verse calls for a deeper consideration of the consequences of matters and not to be deceived by outward appearances or by the inclination of desires.

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