Will the repentance of a married woman be accepted if she committed adultery and became pregnant by someone other than her husband, and what should she do regarding the fetus and the marital relationship, given her fear of divorce and exposure?
Adultery for a married woman is a grave major sin, but the door of repentance is open for whoever regrets and resolves not to return to it. The child resulting from adultery is attributed to the woman's husband if he had consummated the marriage with her, due to the Prophet's (peace and blessings be upon him) saying: "The child belongs to the bed."
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