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If a girl commits zinā, does that entail a prohibition (maḥramiyyah) for her sister and brothers or their children, regarding men and women, or is the prohibition limited to the female adulterer and the male adulterer in terms of the prohibition of men and women due to marriage? Is it obligatory to inform the family about the act of zinā to avoid marriage to forbidden individuals? And who are the individuals forbidden to the girl if she commits zinā? Is supplication (duʿāʾ) sufficient to avoid the forbidden? And what is the method for dealing with stress, fear, and doubt from a suitor, and is it better for her not to marry to protect her family?

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It is permissible for a woman who has repented from adultery to marry, and she is not obligated to ensure that the husband is not a relative of the man with whom she committed adultery. It is not forbidden for the sisters or brothers of the woman with whom adultery was committed to marry the adulterer or his relatives. The preponderant opinion is that adultery does not prohibit the marriage of the woman with whom adultery was committed to the adulterer's father or his son. It is permissible for a woman who has repented from adultery to marry the man with whom she committed adultery after his repentance. Reliance on Allah is achieved by the heart's dependence on Him and its trust in Him, alongside taking legitimate means and casting aside whispers [of doubt].

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