Source: Fatāwā Amunpuri by Shaykh Ghulām Mustafa Zaheer Amunpuri
❖ Question:
A prostitute asks Zayd to help her leave her sinful profession and to marry her. Should Zayd marry her or not?
✿ Answer:
If the woman is genuinely repentant and truly wishes to leave her immoral profession, then Zayd should marry her.
➤ Doing so would be a great act of virtue.
✦ Qur’anic Evidence:
وَتَعَاوَنُوا عَلَى الْبِرِّ وَالتَّقْوَى
📖 [Sūrah al-Mā’idah: 2]
Translation:
“And cooperate with one another in righteousness and piety.”
✅ Summary:
➤ If the woman sincerely repents and wishes to reform, marrying her is encouraged.
➤ Assisting someone in abandoning sin and building a righteous life is a noble act of taqwā.
➤ Zayd would be participating in rewardable cooperation in good.
