Should the young man complete his engagement to a girl he met online, knowing that he learned about her past after his insistence and his vow to consider it forbidden if she lied, and he is now in a dilemma due to his distress over what he heard, despite her confession of her bad past and her repentance from it, and he fears that he would wrong her by leaving her?
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The Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, encouraged marriage to a woman of religious commitment, and to associate with a girl characterized by religiosity and good character. Previous relationships do not prevent this, so the girl must repent from these relationships. Divorce should not be made conditional on the wife concealing something, as this may lead to the collapse of the family or disrupt married life.
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