Tawbah by marrying the woman with whom he had Zina and had a child

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Q 5: If a man raped a woman then married her after she gave birth to his child, would the marriage be considered repentance?

A: Marrying her only is not considered repentance. One should turn to Allah with sincere repentance through feeling regret for fornicating and determining not to ever repeat this again. In the case where one repents in such a way and then marries the woman after one menstruation or after she gives birth to her child if she became pregnant, concluding such marriage through the woman's Waliy (a legally accountable person acting for a woman regarding marriage) with a dower and after asking her consent, the marriage contract would be valid and she would become his wife.May Allah grant us success. May peace and blessings be upon our Prophet Muhammad, his family, and Companions.