How to repent after I let a strange woman kiss me
In the name of Allah, the most Beneficent, the most Merciful.
Answer
Letting a unlawful strange woman kiss you and touch you is also considered to be part of adultery and zina as mentioned in the following hadith of Sahih Bukhari.
Saaiduna Abu Hurairah Radiallahu Anhu narrates that the Prophet of Allah Sallallahu Alahi Wasalam said, “Allah has written the very portion of zina which a man may indulge in. There will be no escape from it. The zina of the eye is the lustful look, the zina of the ears is the listening, the zina of the tongue is the speech, the zina of the hand is the grip, the zina of the feet is the walking (to the place to commit zina), the heart yearns and desires and the private parts approve all that or disprove it.” (Sahih Bukhari)
It should be borne in mind that adultery (zina) is one of the major sins in Islam. In the Holy Quran Allah (SWA) has said “And do not go near to zina. It is shamelessness and is an evil way.” (Bani Israeel v.32)
Such a person will not only suffer punishment and calamity in this world, but also in the hereafter. Worst of all he/she invites the wrath of Allah upon himself.
Those Ahadeeth which condemn adultery and fornication are as follows:
The Prophet of Allah (SAW) said, there is no sin which is more severe in the eyes of Allah (SWA) after committing shirk than a person planting his semen into a womb, which is unlawful.” (Kanzul Ummal)
The Prophet of Allah (SAW) said, “Allah’s anger becomes intense upon the fornicators.” (Kanzul Ummal)
Therefore, one should abstain from such actions, which will invite the wrath of Allah (SWA) and repent for one’s actions. However, this does not mean you can’t do anything about it. Allah is the Most Merciful, the Most Kind and he forgives all our sins if we sincerely repent for our shortcomings however grave and serious it may be.
The following are some ahadith which have been taken from Imam Nawawi’s Riyadhus Saliheen indicating towards the merciful nature of Allah (SWA).
Saaiduna Abu Hurairah Radiallahu Anhu reports that I heard the Prophet of Allah Sallallahu Alahi Wasalam saying: “By Allah, I seek Allah’s forgiveness and repent to Him more than seventy times a day.” (Sahih Bukhari).
Saaiduna Al-Agharr bin Yasar Al-Muzani Radiallahu Anhu narrated that: The Prophet of Allah Sallallahu Alahi Wasalam said: “Turn you people in repentance to Allah and beg pardon of Him. I turn to Him in repentance a hundred times a day”.
(Sahih Muslim).
Saaiduna Anas bin Malik Radiallahu Anhu the servant of the Prophet of Allah narrated: The Prophet of Allah Sallallahu Alahi Wasalam said, “Verily, Allah is more delighted with the repentance of His slave than a person who lost his camel in a desert land and then finds it (unexpectedly)”.
(Sahih Bukhari and Sahih Muslim).
Saaiduna Abu Musa Al-Ash`ari Radiallahu Anhu reported: The Prophet of Allah Sallallahu Alahi Wasalam said: “Allah, the Exalted, will continue to stretch out His Hand in the night so that the sinners of the day may repent, and continue to stretch His Hand in the daytime so that the sinners of the night may repent, until the sun rises from the west”. (Sahih Muslim)
Saaiduna Abu Hurairah Radiallahu Anhu narrated: The Prophet of Allah Sallallahu Alahi Wasalam said, “He who repents before the sun rises from the west, Allah will forgive him”.(Sahih Muslim].
The scholars have written if the sin committed is related to Allah (SWA), like adultery, then there are 3 conditions for the repentance of the sinner to be accepted.
1. Refrains from committing the same sin again.
2. Feels ashamed at what he has done.
3. Makes a firm intention of not committing that sin again.
Only Allah Knows Best
Mohammed Tosir Miah
Darul Ifta Birmingham.
