Is it permissible to marry women of the Book in the present time, after the distortion of their religion and their falling into shirk (associating partners with Allah)?
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, is it permissible to marry women of the Book in the present time, after the distortion of their religion and their falling into shirk (associating partners with Allah) with Allah (Glorified and Exalted is He)?
Answer:
It is permissible to marry Christian women, provided that she is chaste from zina (unlawful sexual intercourse), meaning she is chaste from zina,[Al-Ma'idah 5:5] chaste from zina, not a fornicator and not one who takes lovers. And Allah knows what happens with the Christians; they distorted [the scriptures] during the time of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), and yet the Qur'an was revealed permitting this. So no one should restrict what Allah (Glorified and Exalted is He) has made unrestricted.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, is it permissible to marry women of the Book in the present time, after the distortion of their religion and their falling into shirk (associating partners with Allah) with Allah (Glorified and Exalted is He)?
Answer:
It is permissible to marry Christian women, provided that she is chaste from zina (unlawful sexual intercourse), meaning she is chaste from zina,
chaste women from among those who were given the Scripture before you
وَالْمُحْصَنَاتُ مِنَ الَّذِينَ أُوتُوا الْكِتَابَ مِن قَبْلِكُمْ
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [499 -939] هل يجوز الزواج من الكتابيات في الوقت الحاضر بعد تحريف دينهم ووقوعهم في الشرك؟ — youtube.com
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