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Nikah (Marriage) - Talaaq (Divorce) The Majlis Vol 25 No 08, p.5

Is it permissible for a husband or a wife to hold onto memories of their past including letters and photos of past girlfriends or boyfriends, knowing

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Is it permissible for a husband or a wife to hold onto memories of their past including letters and photos of past girlfriends or boyfriends, knowing that if your spouse comes to know of it, he/she will be hurt?

Answer

It is haraam even if the spouse does not learn of this evil, and even if he/she is not hurt. Such memories are in the category of zina of the mind and heart, and in terms of the (Turn to page 12)

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