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﴿ فَاسْأَلُوا أَهْلَ الذِّكْرِ إِن كُنتُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَ ﴾

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What is the ruling on marrying a Christian woman?

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Question : It is considered that Spanish marriage exposes the children to a specific condition.

Answer : We say that it is permissible. And we have presented a rule, may Allah bless you, that you must keep in mind: the permissible is permissible, but if it becomes a means to an obligatory act, it becomes obligatory, and if it becomes a means to a forbidden act, it becomes forbidden. So if a person fears for himself, and the person knows from his own nature that he lacks a strong personality and fears that if he marries this Christian woman, she will be a woman with a strong personality who will influence him, then it is forbidden for him to marry her; it is forbidden, because every permissible matter can carry the five rulings depending on what it serves as a means for. Do you understand? Buying and selling is lawful, but after the call to the Friday prayer, it is forbidden. Buying and selling is lawful, but buying water for ablution is obligatory. Is this clear? Lawful? Good.
Source قناة «فضيلة الشيخ محمد بن صالح العثيمين»، 2150 - 4600 ما حكم الزواج من نصرانية؟ ابن عثيمين — youtube.com

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