How can a veiled and religiously committed woman stop engaging in inappropriate acts, which may amount to phone adultery, with young men when she is away from her committed friends, especially when she feels extreme remorse after each time and repents, only to return to the same actions, and how can she return to a normal and pure life?

Your message grieved me and filled me with sorrow, the reason being my astonishment at the acceptance of allowing one's honor to be exposed among human wolves. The Shari'ah has called for the necessity of segregation between men and women, and the prohibition of mixing. It has not permitted women to give the Adhan (call to prayer) or to lead prayers, and has encouraged them to pray in their homes. It has forbidden them from traveling without a mahram (unmarriageable kin), from being alone with a non-mahram man, from speaking in a soft and alluring manner, or from shaking hands with men, all to preserve honor and keep hearts safe from temptation. Unfortunately, many Muslims neglect these commands, eager to imitate the West or obtain a certificate, even if the price is their honor.

Where is your religiosity and your hijab when you speak to non-mahram men with inappropriate words and commit zina (fornication/adultery) over the phone? What if Allah seizes your soul while you are in this state? The door of repentance is open to you. Hasten to please your Lord with sincere repentance and righteous deeds. Invest in the good inclination within yourself, seek righteous companionship, adhere to the Book of Allah by reciting, memorizing, and contemplating it, and seek knowledge. Nurture your faith with daily litanies, and ask Allah for steadfastness and guidance. The problem lies with you, and the solution is within you.

You can return to a better state than you were in through sincere repentance and turning to Allah. How many penitents, after committing a sin, become better than they were before it? Allah is All-Wise; He may test with a sin to rectify the situation. Do not magnify your sins in comparison to Allah's mercy, for He accepts repentance and loves those who repent.