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The question

Is it permissible to keep a picture of a girl you loved and wanted to marry but were not destined to be with, knowing that you are now married and have four children, and she is also married?

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Source: FtawySummarized from the full answer at Ftawy · reviewed Sep 2, 20261 min readAlso available in العربية
The answer

It is forbidden to keep pictures for remembrance, due to the Prophet's (peace and blessings be upon him) saying: "Angels do not enter a house in which there is a picture." The sin is greater if the picture is of a foreign (non-mahram) woman and she is married. The questioner must repent, tear up or burn the picture, and repent if any Sharia violation occurred with the subject of the picture.

Summarized from the full answer at Ftawy · reviewed Sep 2, 2026

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