What is the ruling of Islam on the societal view of repentant male or female adulterers, and does Islam differentiate between the sin of an individual and the sin of their family?
Repentance erases sins and transforms evil deeds into good deeds for whoever repents with a sincere repentance that fulfills its conditions. Allah Almighty has promised this, even to the polytheist, the murderer, and the fornicator.
The Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, commanded showing kindness to those who repent and forbade insulting or harming them, even if a hadd punishment was carried out on them. He emphasized that society's mistaken view towards those who repent should not affect how they are treated.
As for burdening someone other than the fornicator with the shame or consequence of fornication, that is an injustice, because every soul is responsible only for its own actions.
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