Here is what I have heard and wanted to verify from you guys if its valid or not.
A man can only marry a non-muslim woman if she accepts Islam, otherwise Islamically the marriage cannot be recognized.
Another question I had was what if you know that the only reason she is converting is to satisfy the requirements of the marriage and so that no one can raise any objections to the legitmity of their marriage Islamically? Her intentions are based on something else, rather than truely accepting the faith of Islam. Afterall, the Prophet (pbuh) did say ‘Actions are based on intentions’.
Re: Marriage to a non-Muslim & the Islamic Point of View
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when she declares shahaada, she is accepted as a muslim and a muslim man can marry her....
her intentions r best known to Allah....
if he and she think they can just fool ppl by saying she has accepted Islam, then they shud realize that they can fool men, but not Allah....
and it is really Allah's acceptance that one shud think about....
Re: Marriage to a non-Muslim & the Islamic Point of View
khalid bin waleed (ra) was once sent on a mission to fight some tribe who had turned away from Islam....
when he met them, they came out reciting the kalimah, but khalid bin waleed (ra) thought that this is just a trick by them to save themselves and he started the battle....
the tribe obviously saw that they cud not match khalid's army and hence thought they cud save themselves by showing that they r muslims....
when khalid bin waleed (ra) mentioned this to the Prophet (saw), the prophet (saw) was not happy and said that did u know what was indeed in their hearts????
and then the Prophet (saw) declared "O Allah, I am not accountable for what khalid has done"....
hence, leave the intentions to Allah, but if he/she announces Islam and is not openly found engaging in acts of kufr, u cant say that he/she is not a muslim because the intention was never there....
Re: Marriage to a non-Muslim & the Islamic Point of View
Marriages between Muslims and atheists are not permissible at
all. In such cases, the man or woman should accept Islam before
entering into a shar'ai legal "nikaah."
And do not marry Al-Mushrikats {idolatress, etc.} till they
believe (worship Allah alone). And indeed a slave woman is
better than a (free) Mushrikah {idolatress, etc.}, even though
she pleases you. And give not (your daughters) in marriage to
Al-Mushrikun** till they believe in Allah alone and verily a
believing slave is better than a (free) Mushrik, even though he
pleases you. Those Al-Mushrikun invite you to the Fire {Al
naar}, but Allah invites you to the Paradise and Forgiveness by
His Leave, and makes His Ayaat {proofs, evidences, lessons,
verses, signs, etc.} clear to mankind that they may remember.
[Surah 2:221] [6]]
Re: Marriage to a non-Muslim & the Islamic Point of View
in technical terms marriages between womenwho are not people of the book and Muslims is not permissable..in reality historically it's been happening for ages. In an ethical sense I don't believe one accomplishes anything by "making" someone revert to Islam for the sole purpose of marriage...if the marriage falls apart and the woman in questions recants her "reversion" she will be committing shirk..which is far worse...
p.s: Spock I expect an invite if this is about you lol
Re: Marriage to a non-Muslim & the Islamic Point of View
“And do not marry Al-Mushrikaat till they believe (worship Allaah Alone). And indeed a slave woman who believes is better than a (free) Mushrikah, even though she pleases you”
[al-Baqarah 2:221]
Believing that Jesus is son of Allah is Shirk and Quran clearly forbids marrying mushrikaat.
Re: Marriage to a non-Muslim & the Islamic Point of View
But doesn't it also say in teh Quran that men are only allowed to marry really faithful Christians and Jews? If a woman is faithful to her religion, then why wud she convert? I've always read that its not necessary for her to be Muslim for their marriage to be recognized Islamically...
Re: Marriage to a non-Muslim & the Islamic Point of View
Agent Smith is correct, Muslim woman is preferred to Christian/Jewish woman. Many so called Christians of today believe that Christ is son of God (thus God himself, or extension of God) so they are clearly mushriks.
Re: Marriage to a non-Muslim & the Islamic Point of View
Spook, marriage is recognized primarily as a social contract and not a religious one. So, if a person goes on to marry against Sharia, he will be doing so against the Islamic law, but doesn't mean his marriage is not considered 'valid'.
That is the same reason, Islam recognizes marriages done in other religions as sacred. In other words, two people can announce their marriage in a temple, church or at the county office, as long as it is publicly announced they both will be considered married.
Re: Marriage to a non-Muslim & the Islamic Point of View
It depends on which chapter of Quran you read, there are some verses that allow, some dont.
Edit: Then again who am I to opine I am a Qadianni I guess so Quran doesnt apply to me according to educated Muslims here.
Re: Marriage to a non-Muslim & the Islamic Point of View
First of all, we are not talking about preference. This is a yes or no question. Are christian or jewish (ahl-e-kitaab) women required to revert to Islam before marrying a muslim man. The answer, to the best of my knowledge is, no.
You use the term “so called Christians of today believe that Christ is son of God”. This is not something the ‘Christians of today’ have invented. You have to remember that even at the time of Prophet Muhammad (Peace be upon him), christians had similar beliefs about Christ, and this is addressed in the Quran. Even then Quran permits muslim men to marry women who are ahl-e-kitaab. The only condition is that they should be “chaste”. Now you can define “chaste” either in the traditional sense as those who don’t have pre-marital or extra-marital sex etc. Or you can define it by saying they should be “chaste” in their beliefs and not associate anyone to Allah (i.e. they should not believe that Christ is the son of God, naozbillah).