Does Marriage to a Former Date Serve as Tawba If No Zina Occurred? – Shaykh Abdul-Rahim Reasat

Answered by Shaykh Abdul-Rahim Reasat

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Does Marriage to a Former Date Serve as Tawba If No Zina Occurred?

Shaykh Abdul-Rahim will clarify whether dating is permissible in today’s context, addressing whether it constitutes Zina and highlighting the types of dating that lead to blessings in preparation for marriage.

Shaykh Abdul-Rahim Reasat pursued Arabic Grammar and Morphology alongside his English and History degree. Post-graduation, he deepened his studies in Damascus, learning Arabic, Hanafi Fiqh, Theology, and more under notable scholars like Shaykh Adnan Darwish and Shaykh Rashad Shams. He continued in Amman, expanding into Tafsir, Hadith, Prophetic Biography, and other Islamic sciences, guided by teachers such as Shaykh Ali Hani and Dr. Hamza al-Bakri.