Is it permissible for a Muslim to marry a woman from the People of the Book?
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Question:
The questioner says: You mentioned that it is not permissible for a Christian man to marry a Muslim woman. Is it permissible for a Muslim man to marry a Christian or Jewish woman, especially since she is not veiled, and there are no Jewish or Christian women who are virgins?
Answer:
This is by the explicit text of the Qur'an[Al-Ma'idah 5:5] It is permissible to marry a woman from the People of the Book, whether Jewish or Christian, on the condition that she is chaste, meaning she is pure from zina (unlawful sexual intercourse) and corruption. Yes.
The questioner says: You mentioned that it is not permissible for a Christian man to marry a Muslim woman. Is it permissible for a Muslim man to marry a Christian or Jewish woman, especially since she is not veiled, and there are no Jewish or Christian women who are virgins?
Answer:
This is by the explicit text of the Qur'an
and 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 قَبْلِكُمْ
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، هل يجوز جواز المسلم من الكتابيات؟ #فتاوى الفوزان — youtube.com
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