The Ruling on Marrying a Polytheist Woman or a Woman of the Book
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Question:
He says: What is the ruling on marrying a polytheist woman? I am in a communist country and I am afraid of committing zina (unlawful sexual intercourse)?
Answer:
It is not permissible to marry polytheist women, whoever they may be. Allah the Exalted said:[Al-Baqarah 2:221] Allah the Exalted said: [Al-Mumtahanah 60:10] However, an exception is made for what Allah has permitted, which is marrying a woman of the Book, specifically a Jew or a Christian. [Al-Ma'idah 5:5] It is permissible for a Muslim to marry a Jewish or Christian woman, on the condition that she is chaste, meaning she is pure from zina (unlawful sexual intercourse). As for a woman who commits zina, it is not permissible to marry her, even if she is a Muslim woman who commits zina; it is not permissible to marry her until she repents.
What if she is a Jew or a Christian? It is not permissible for a Muslim to marry a woman who commits zina until she repents from zina. For this reason, He said:[Al-Ma'idah 5:5] "chaste women." With this condition, she is considered chaste, meaning she is pure from zina.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you
He says: What is the ruling on marrying a polytheist woman? I am in a communist country and I am afraid of committing zina (unlawful sexual intercourse)?
Answer:
It is not permissible to marry polytheist women, whoever they may be. Allah the Exalted said:
And do not marry polytheistic women until they believe
وَلَا تَنكِحُوا الْمُشْرِكَاتِ حَتَّىٰ يُؤْمِنَّAnd hold not to marriage bonds with disbelieving women
وَلَا تُمْسِكُوا بِعِصَمِ الْكَوَافِرِand the food of those who were given the Scripture is lawful for you and your food is lawful for them. And [lawful in marriage are] chaste women from among the believers and chaste women from among those who were given the Scripture before you
وَطَعَامُ الَّذِينَ أُوتُوا الْكِتَابَ حِلٌّ لَّكُمْ وَطَعَامُكُمْ حِلٌّ لَّهُمْ وَالْمُحْصَنَاتُ مِنَ الْمُؤْمِنَاتِ وَالْمُحْصَنَاتُ مِنَ الَّذِينَ أُوتُوا الْكِتَابَ مِن قَبْلِكُمْWhat if she is a Jew or a Christian? It is not permissible for a Muslim to marry a woman who commits zina until she repents from zina. For this reason, He said:
chaste women from among those who were given the Scripture
وَالْمُحْصَنَاتُ مِنَ الَّذِينَ أُوتُوا الْكِتَابَThe presenter:
May Allah reward you
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، 05 من 05/دورة علمية في شرح كتاب الصيام من الروض المربع/اجتناب الكذب والغيبة/صالح الفوزان/الفقه — youtube.com (50:25)
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