Marriage after Conjugal Relations Out of Wedlock

“This is concerning my question before abu ‘ Abd Allah (a.s.), about the case of a man who has committed fornication with a woman; if he can marry her. He (the Imam) said, if he finds her to have gained wisdom then he can do so, otherwise, he can try her by offering unlawful choices; if she follows then it is unlawful for him to marry; but if she refuses he then can marry her.’”

“Abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), has said, If a man commits an indecent act (goes to bed with her out of wedlock) with a woman and then decides to marry her, it is a case of indecency in the beginning and then marriage, like a palm tree that one uses its fruit in an unlawful manner then buys the whole tree in a lawful manner and it thereafter is all lawful.”’

“This is concerning my question before abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), about the case of a man who commits an indecent act (goes to bed with her out of wedlock), then decides to marry her. He (the Imam) said, ‘It is lawful, although in the beginning, it is indecency, and at the end is marriage; in the beginning, (it is) unlawful and in the end becomes lawful.’”

“This is concerning my question before abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), about the case of a man who commits an indecent act (goes to bed with her out of wedlock) with a woman and then decides to marry her; if it is lawful for him. He (the Imam) said, ‘Yes, it is lawful if he waits until her waiting period is complete to cleans her womb from indecent activities; then he can marry her and it is only when he ascertains that she has repented.’”