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Should the wedding proposal be accepted or not and forgive the guy mistake of having 10 year old son without marriage.

Q:

Aslaam Alaikum

My question is i have received a wedding proposal from a guy .

It has come to light that he has 10 year old son which has been conceived without marriage.

I have been advised by the guy family that he has committed a mistake when he was young and now he has changed and is practicing Muslim and amended his old ways and following his deen.

The question is what should girl and her family do in regards to the wedding proposal. Should the wedding proposal be accepted or not and forgive the guy mistake of having 10 year old son without marriage.

Please shed more light into this tricky situation and what should be done keeping in light with Islamic teachings?

Jazak Allah Khair

 

A:

Wa alaykum salam

Thank you for your question

We all know that no human is perfect. We all make mistakes  but the  one who accepts his mistakes,repents for it   and tries to correct it is more dear to Allah (s.w.t) than the one who doesn’t accept his mistakes.

In Islam,the present spiritual and religious state of a person is important.

The proposal of a  person who has changed to good and is considered to be a  practicing Muslim  should not be rejected without a reason.

My suggestion is that you should take this proposal into consideration, try to find out more about the boy and then make a decision. With the help of Allah,you will be able to make the right decision.

Sukaina Taqavi