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If a man does not marry a woman he loved in this world, can he marry her, the same woman, in the Hereafter? And what will be the position of her worldly husband and others who desired her, and his wife, in the Hereafter?

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The inquirer's statement about abandoning the afterlife due to his love for a married woman is a serious matter. There is a fear that it might fall under the category of forbidden "ishq al-suwar" (love of images/forms), which could even reach the level of shirk (associating partners with Allah). Prioritizing the pleasure of a created being over the Creator, and the love of images, are among the greatest corruptors of religion and worldly life. As for the married woman whose husband died and who remarried after him, she will be with her last husband in Paradise. It was also said that she will be with the one among them who had the best character.

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