Re: My sister wants to marry...
autonomy in making life-long decisions, such as career, where to settle down, and who to pick to get married with, is extremely important and these are very serious matters.
inter racial marriage by and large do not work out, even when the husband and wide are true to each other.
language differences, cultural differences, the issue of making future child/children follow one way or another, all cram the minds of the couple or their families.
but, it is not a sin to marry someone who you love. it better be a commitment oriented & focused decision to stay married unless things get really rough, like is probable in any marriage.
if he can change his religion for her, out of his own accord, and is a stable man, there is nothing wrong with it, yes, but it is highly desirable that he becomes a practicing Muslim. i hope that she is too.
if their understanding and philosophy about life, is similar, if their ambitions are similar and if they are generally content with each other, independent of emotionality caused due to the ‘in-love‘ situation, then who is anyone to despise them?
ultimately, the marriage is some life long process to be made to work, ideally seamlessly, by no one else, but the two people who get married to each other.
this is what u and ur parents can do for ur sister, u should listen to the reasons ur sister and ur prospective brother in law might have in their defense and then
share ur concerns about the possibility of them getting married.
certainly u would not like, someone, even a kin, tells u who to not marry, as long as that person is obviously bad or immoral.
may Allah make her decide the right thing.
best ,
dushi