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The Ruling on Marrying a Christian Woman

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Question:
Yes, Honorable Shaykh, this questioner says: Is it permissible to marry a Christian woman, even though

Answer:
He is the most just of judges (Glorified and Exalted is He) and knows best the interests of His servants. This is a specific exception to
And do not marry polytheistic womenوَلَا تَنكِحُوا الْمُشْرِكَاتِ
[Al-Baqarah 2:221]
, as the verse
chaste women from among those who were given the Scripture before youوَالْمُحْصَنَاتُ مِنَ الَّذِينَ أُوتُوا الْكِتَابَ مِن قَبْلِكُمْ
[Al-Ma'idah 5:5]
specifies it for them. Yes.
Source قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، 04 من 11/شرح كتاب نواقض الإسلام/من لم يكفّر المشركين/صالح الفوزان/العقيدة/كبار العلماء — youtube.com (1:04:17)

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