Back to search
The question

Must one inform one's mother of the details of a sin and ask for her forgiveness, or is concealment more befitting? And will Allah forgive as long as concealment is achieved, despite the mother's knowledge on the Day of Judgment and her lack of forgiveness?

Share this answer

Source: FtawySummary from Ftawy's records · added here Sep 2, 20261 min readAlso available in العربية
The answer

Adultery is one of the most heinous sins, and undergoing an operation to restore the hymen is impermissible. However, whoever repents with a sincere repentance, Allah will accept their repentance, and repentance wipes away what came before it. It is incumbent upon one who has committed a sin to conceal themselves, based on the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, who said: "Whoever commits any of these abominations, let him conceal himself with the concealment of Allah. For whoever exposes his misdeed to us, we will carry out the punishment of Allah upon him." Therefore, it is not permissible to inform the mother or anyone else about what happened; rather, one must conceal oneself and strive in repentance and steadfastness.

Summary from Ftawy's records · added here

Reviewed by El Fatwa's sharia committee.

Read the full answer on Ftawy
Where this answer came from
Source platform
Ftawy
Original fatwa ID
134762
Added here
. This is when the answer was added to El Fatwa, not the fatwa's date.
Text
Summary from Ftawy's records, reviewed by El Fatwa's sharia committee.
Read the full ruling
Read the full answer on Ftawy