Is it considered a sin and an estrangement for the relationship between two former female friends to become formal after repenting from a forbidden relationship?
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This is not abandonment, and there is no sin upon you if the relationship between you and your friend does not return to what it once was, because the majority of scholars hold that estrangement ceases with the mere exchange of greetings.
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