In case a wife confesses to Adultery during husbands long absence, is the marriage still valid?
The fact that the woman is guilty of Adultery, according to her own confession, does not have any effect on the validity of her marriage. She remains married to her husband and neither of them need have any qualms over that. What is greatly important, however, is for that woman to turn to Allah in repentance and firmly resolve not to commit that sin again. Moreover, she should try hard to atone for her mistake by voluntary worship and praying to Allah requently for forgiveness. If her husband knows that she has genuinely repented of her guilt and she harbors no intention whatsoever of it again, then he may resume his marital relationship with her without the need to go through any formality. It is of course, open to him to divorce her if her character remains suspect. We have to understand the problems of such women who are left alone to look after their families, while their husbands go to work abroad. While is no blame to be attached to the man for trying to provide his family with a
