Comparing Marriage to a Pious Woman and Marriage to a Woman of the Book
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The questioner:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, what is better: marrying a pious woman, or marrying a woman of the Book so that she submits to Islam and he teaches her the religion?
The Shaykh:
We seek help from Allah.
The questioner:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, what is better: marrying a pious woman, or marrying a woman of the Book so that she submits to Islam and he teaches her the religion?
The Shaykh:
There is no doubt that marrying a Muslim woman is better than marrying a woman of the Book. This is clear. Marrying a Muslim woman is better than marrying a woman of the Book, even if he hopes for her Islam.
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, what is better: marrying a pious woman, or marrying a woman of the Book so that she submits to Islam and he teaches her the religion?
The Shaykh:
We seek help from Allah.
The questioner:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, what is better: marrying a pious woman, or marrying a woman of the Book so that she submits to Islam and he teaches her the religion?
The Shaykh:
There is no doubt that marrying a Muslim woman is better than marrying a woman of the Book. This is clear. Marrying a Muslim woman is better than marrying a woman of the Book, even if he hopes for her Islam.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، 077 من 123 / شرح كتاب زاد المستقنع / النكاح / صالح الفوزان / الفقه / كبار العلماء — youtube.com (34:21)
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