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✅ Answer: Please pay attention to the following verse and narrations:
قال اللَّه تعالي : الزَّانِي لَا يَنكِحُ إِلَّا زَانِيَةً أَوْ مُشْرِكَةً وَالزَّانِيَةُ لَا يَنكِحُهَا إِلَّا زَانٍ أَوْ مُشْرِكٌ وَحُرِّمَ ذَلِكَ عَلَى الْمُؤْمِنِينَ (۳)
The fornicating man marries not but a fornicating woman or a polytheist; and as for the fornicating woman, none marries her except a fornicating man or a polytheist. And that has been forbidden to the believers!
📚 Surah An-Nur, verse 3
1 عَنْ زُرَارَةَ قَالَ: سَأَلْتُ أَبَا عَبْداللَّه عَنِ قَوْلِ اللَّهِ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ الزَّانِي لا يَنْكِحُ إِلَّا زانِيَةً أَوْ مُشْرِكَةً وَ الزَّانِيَةُ لا يَنْكِحُها إِلَّا زانٍ أَوْ مُشْرِكٌ قَالَ هُنَّ نِسَاءٌ مَشْهُورَاتٌ بِالزِّنَا وَ رِجَالٌ مَشْهُورُونَ بِالزِّنَا قَدْ شُهِرُوا بِالزِّنَا وَ عُرِفُوا بِهِ وَ النَّاسُ الْيَوْمَ بِتلِكَ الْمَنْزِلِة فَمَنْ أُقِيمَ عَلَيْهِ حَدُّ الزِّنَا أَوْ شُهِرَ بِالزِّنَا لَمْ يَنْبَغِ لِأَحَدٍ أَنْ يُنَاكِحَهُ حَتَّى يَعْرِفَ مِنْهُ تَوْبَةً.
📚 Al-Faqih Vol. 3, p. 405
Zurarah said: I asked Imam al-Sadiq (peace be upon him) about the saying of Allah, the Almighty (in Surah An-Nur, verse 3) which says: 'The fornicating man marries not but a fornicating woman or a polytheist; and as for the fornicating woman, none marries her except a fornicating man or a polytheist'
He said: These were women who were famous for fornication and men who were famous for fornication. They were famous for fornication and known by it, and people today are in the same position. So whoever has had the 'hadd' (legal punishment) for fornication carried out on him or has become famous for fornication, it is not proper for anyone to marry him until his repentance is known!
2 عَنْ مُحَمَّد بْنِ مُسْلِمٍ عَنْ أَبِی جَعْفَر فِی قَوْلِهِ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ الزَّانِی لا یَنْکِحُ إِلَّا زانِیَةً أَوْ مُشْرِکَةً قَالَ هُمْ رِجَالٌ وَ نِسَاءٌ کَانُوا عَلَی عَهْدِ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ مَشْهُورِینَ بِالزِّنَا فَنَهَی اللَّهُ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ عَنْ أُولَئِکَ الرِّجَالِ وَ النِّسَاءِ وَ النَّاسُ الْیَوْمَ عَلَی تِلْکَ الْمَنْزِلَةِ مَنْ شَهَرَ شَیْئاً مِنْ ذَلِکَ أَوْ أُقِیمَ عَلَیْهِ الْحَدُّ فَلَا تُزَوِّجُوهُ حَتَّی تُعْرَفَ تَوْبَتُهُ
📚 Al-Kafi Vol. 5, p. 355
Imam al-Baqir (peace be upon him) said regarding the saying of Allah, the Almighty, which says: 'The fornicating man marries not but a fornicating woman or a polytheist': These were men and women who were famous for fornication during the time of the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him and his family), and Allah, the Almighty, forbade (marriage with) those men and women, and people today are in the same position. Whoever makes something of that (fornication) public or has the 'hadd' for fornication carried out on him, then do not marry him until his repentance is known!
3 عن حَكَمِ بْنِ حُكَيْمٍ عَنْ أَبِي عَبْداللَّه فِي قَوْلِ اللَّهِ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ وَ الزَّانِيَةُ لا يَنْكِحُها إِلَّا زانٍ أَوْ مُشْرِكٌ قَالَ إِنَّمَا ذَلِكَ فِي الْجَهْرِ ثُمَّ قَالَ لَوْ أَنَّ إِنْسَاناً زَنَى ثُمَّ تَابَ تَزَوَّجَ حَيْثُ شَاءَ
📚 Al-Kafi Vol. 5, p. 355
Imam al-Sadiq (peace be upon him) said regarding the saying of Allah, the Almighty, which says: 'and as for the fornicating woman, none marries her except a fornicating man or a polytheist': Indeed, this matter is about public (fornication). Then he said: If a person fornicates and then repents, he can marry whoever he wishes!
4 عَنِ الْحَلَبِيِّ قَال: قَالَ أَبُو عَبْداللَّه لَا تَتَزَوَّجِ الْمَرْأَةُ الْمُعْلِنَةُ بِالزِّنَا وَ لَا يَتَزَوَّجِ الرَّجُلُ الْمُعْلِنُ بِالزِّنَا إِلَّا بَعْدَ أَنْ تُعْرَفَ مِنْهُمَا التَّوْبَةُ
📚 Al-Tahdhib Vol. 7, p. 327
Imam al-Sadiq (peace be upon him) said: Do not marry a woman who openly fornicates, and a man who openly fornicates is not married either, except after the repentance of both is known!
5 عَنْ عَمَّارِ بْنِ مُوسَى عَنْ أَبِي عَبْداللَّه قَالَ: سَأَلْتُهُ عَنِ الرَّجُلِ يَحِلُّ لَهُ أَنْ يَتَزَوَّجَ امْرَأَةً كَانَ يَفْجُرُ بِهَا قَالَ إِنْ آنَسَ مِنْهَا رُشْداً فَنَعَمْ وَ إِلَّا فَلْيُرَاوِدْهَا عَلَى الْحَرَامِ فَإِنْ تَابَعَتْهُ فَهِيَ عَلَيْهِ حَرَامٌ وَ إِنْ أَبَتْ فَلْيَتَزَوَّجْهَا
📚 Al-Kafi Vol. 5, p. 355
Ammar said: I asked Imam al-Sadiq (peace be upon him) if it is permissible for a man to marry a woman with whom he used to fornicate? He said: If he has received guidance (and repentance) from her, then yes. Otherwise, he should ask her for what is forbidden. If she follows him, then she is forbidden to him, and if she refuses (to accept the forbidden relationship), he can marry her!
6 عَنْ إِسْحَاقَ بْنِ جَرِيرٍ عَنْ أَبِي عَبْدِ اللَّهِ قَالَ: قُلْتُ لَهُ الرَّجُلُ يَفْجُرُ بِالْمَرْأَةِ ثُمَّ يَبْدُو لَهُ فِي تَزْوِيجِهَا هَلْ يَحِلُّ لَهُ ذَلِكَ قَالَ نَعَمْ إِذَا هُوَ اجْتَنَبَهَا حَتَّى تَنْقَضِيَ عِدَّتُهَا بِاسْتِبْرَاءِ رَحِمِهَا مِنْ مَاءِ الْفُجُورِ فَلَهُ أَنْ يَتَزَوَّجَهَا وَ إِنَّمَا يَجُوزُ لَهُ أَنْ يَتَزَوَّجَهَا بَعْدَ أَنْ يَقِفَ عَلَى تَوْبَتِهَا.
📚 Al-Kafi Vol. 5, p. 356
Ishaq ibn Jarir said: I said to Imam al-Sadiq (peace be upon him): A man fornicates with a woman and then he thinks of marrying her. Is it permissible for him? He said: Yes! Provided that he keeps his distance from her until her 'iddah' passes with the cleansing of her womb from the water of fornication, and it is permissible for him to marry her after he is certain of her repentance!
7 عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ مُسْلِمٍ عَنْ أَبِي جَعْفَرٍ أَوْ أَبِي عَبْدِ اللَّهِ قَالَ: لَوْ أَنَّ رَجُلًا فَجَرَ بِامْرَأَةٍ ثُمَّ تَابَا فَتَزَوَّجَهَا لَمْ يَكُنْ عَلَيْهِ شَيْءٌ مِنْ ذَلِكَ.
📚 Al-Tahdhib Vol. 7, p. 327
Imam al-Baqir or Imam al-Sadiq (peace be upon them) said: Indeed, if a man fornicates with a woman, and then both of them repent and the man marries her, there will be nothing wrong with that!
8 عَنْ أَبِي بَصِيرٍ قَالَ: سَأَلْتُهُ عَنْ رَجُلٍ فَجَرَ بِامْرَأَةٍ ثُمَّ أَرَادَ بَعْدُ أَنْ يَتَزَوَّجَهَا فَقَالَ إِذَا تَابَتْ حَلَّ نِكَاحُهَا قُلْتُ كَيْفَ يَعْرِفُ تَوْبَتَهَا قَالَ يَدْعُوهَا إِلَى مَا كَانَا عَلَيْهِ مِنَ الْحَرَامِ فَإِنِ امْتَنَعَتْ فَاسْتَغْفَرَتْ رَبَّهَا عَرَفَ تَوْبَتَهَا.
📚 Al-Tahdhib Vol. 7, p. 327
Abu Basir said: I asked the Imam (Imam al-Sadiq, peace be upon him) about a man who fornicates with a woman and then after that intends to marry her. He said: If the woman repents, it is permissible to marry her. I said: How can her repentance be known? He said: He should invite her to what was forbidden to them, so if she refuses (to accept the forbidden) and seeks forgiveness from the Lord, he will know her repentance!
9 عَنْ زُرَارَةَ قَالَ: سَأَلَهُ عَمَّارٌ وَ أَنَا حَاضِرٌ عَنِ الرَّجُلِ يَتَزَوَّجُ الْفَاجِرَةَ مُتْعَةً قَالَ لَا بَأْسَ وَ إِنْ كَانَ التَّزْوِيجُ الْآخَرُ فَلْيُحْصِنْ بَابَهُ.
📚 Al-Tahdhib Vol. 7, p. 253
Zurarah said: Ammar asked the Imam (peace be upon him) about a man who enters into a temporary marriage with a fornicating woman, and I was present. He said: There is no problem, and if it is another marriage (i.e., a permanent marriage), he must firmly close his door!
10 عَنْ زُرَارَةَ عَنْ أَبِي جَعْفَرٍ قَالَ: سُئِلَ عَنْ رَجُلٍ أَعْجَبَتْهُ امْرَأَةٌ فَسَأَلَ عَنْهَا فَإِذَا النَّثَاءُ عَلَيْهَا فِي شَيْءٍ مِنَ الْفُجُورِ فَقَالَ لَا بَأْسَ بِأَنْ يَتَزَوَّجَهَا وَ يُحْصِنَهَا.
📚 Al-Tahdhib Vol. 7, p. 331
Imam al-Baqir (peace be upon him) was asked about a man who likes a woman, so he investigates about her and finds out that there are bad things said about her regarding fornication. He said: There is no problem with him marrying her and secluding her in a place!
1 1 عَنْ عَلِيِّ بْنِ رِئَابٍ قَالَ: سَأَلْتُ أَبَا عَبْدِ اللَّهِ عَنِ الْمَرْأَةِ الْفَاجِرَةِ يَتَزَوَّجُهَا الرَّجُلُ الْمُسْلِمُ قَالَ نَعَمْ وَ مَا يَمْنَعُهُ وَ لَكِنْ إِذَا فَعَلَ فَلْيُحْصِنْ بَابَهُ مَخَافَةَ الْوَلَدِ.
📚 Qurb al-Isnad p. 78
Ali ibn Ri'ab said: I asked Imam al-Sadiq (peace be upon him) about a fornicating woman whom a Muslim man marries. He said: Yes! What is there to prevent him?! But if he does so, he must close his door for fear of the child's matter!
✅ From the above verse and narrations, it is clear that one cannot marry a fornicating man or woman who has become famous for fornication or on whom the 'hadd' for fornication has been carried out, and marriage with such a person is forbidden, unless their repentance is known and proven.
✅ Also, according to the above narrations and others, if a man fornicates with a woman who has no husband and is not in her 'iddah', she does not become eternally forbidden to him, but after both of them repent and the 'iddah' for the cleansing of her womb has passed, he can marry her.
✅ Regarding a fornicating woman who is not famous for fornication and on whom the 'hadd' for fornication has not been carried out, permission to marry her has been given in several narrations, such as narrations 9, 10, and 11, but it has been instructed that the door must be closed on her so that no problem arises regarding the matter of the child.
اللَّهُمَّ فَصَلِّ عَلَی مُحَمَّدٍ وَ آلِ مُحَمَّدٍ وَ عَجِّلْ لِوَلِیِّکَ الْفَرَجَ وَ الْعَافِیَةَ وَ النَّصْرَ