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We hve started offering prayers  and reading the Qur\u2019an together. We have also started offering <em>tahajjud<\/em>  and other good things too. Can we be forgiven? Can I be with her  without committing any adultery or without getting into any attraction?  Will I be forgiven by Allah?<\/p>\n<h3>Answer<\/h3>\n<p>You need to ask God&#8217;s forgiveness for what you have done in the past. <em>Alhamdulillah<\/em>, you are already doing this as you have written. Hopefully God will forgive you <em>inshallah<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>You  may accompany your friend in worship but it would be wise to avoid  spending time together alone. You should pray and read the Qur&#8217;an at  your own places. <\/p>\n<p><strong>Answered by:<\/strong> Dr. Shehzad Saleem<\/p>\n<p><strong>Date:<\/strong> 2015-01-18<\/p>\n<button class=\"simplefavorite-button\" data-postid=\"6359\" data-siteid=\"1\" data-groupid=\"1\" data-favoritecount=\"0\" style=\"\">Favorite <i class=\"sf-icon-star-empty\"><\/i><\/button>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I  am a homosexual. I never committed fornication but have talked ludity  to a person of same sex in disguise. Now I am very much sorry about my  mistake and I have done sincere repentance. I have taken oath to never  commit something like that. However it is a fact that I have been  attached to person with whom I talked <em>fawaahish<\/em> in disguise. I  can&#8217;t leave her. She too loves to talk about these things to me. I want  to make myself and her a better human. We hve started offering prayers  and reading the Qur\u2019an together. We have also started offering <em>tahajjud<\/em>  and other good things too. Can we be forgiven? Can I be with her  without committing any adultery or without getting into any attraction?  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