Is it permissible for a girl to marry a man who does not pray if she intends to guide him?
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The questioner:
Is it permissible for a girl to marry a man who does not pray, and she is determined to convince him and make him love obedience to Allah?
The Shaykh:
This is not permissible, and the contract is not valid. The contract is not valid for a Muslim woman with a man who does not pray, meaning he intentionally abandons the prayer, because he is a disbeliever. Allah the Exalted says:[Al-Mumtahanah 60:10] regarding them. He the Exalted said: [Al-Baqarah 2:221] The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Therefore, the marriage contract is not valid for a disbeliever with a Muslim woman, whether he is an original disbeliever or an apostate. The one who intentionally abandons the prayer is an apostate.
As for her saying that she is determined to encourage him to pray, this is a wish among wishes.
The presenter:
Mm.
The Shaykh:
It is obligatory for her to stipulate before the contract that he establish the prayer. If he establishes the prayer, then the contract is valid for her with him. But if he does not establish the prayer, then the contract is not valid for her with him.
Is it permissible for a girl to marry a man who does not pray, and she is determined to convince him and make him love obedience to Allah?
The Shaykh:
This is not permissible, and the contract is not valid. The contract is not valid for a Muslim woman with a man who does not pray, meaning he intentionally abandons the prayer, because he is a disbeliever. Allah the Exalted says:
then do not return them to the disbelievers; they are not lawful [wives] for them, nor are they lawful
فَلَا تَرْجِعُوهُنَّ إِلَى الْكُفَّارِ لَا هُنَّ حِلٌّ لَّهُمْ وَلَا هُمْ يَحِلُّونَAnd do not marry polytheistic men [to your women] until they believe.
وَلَا تُنكِحُوا الْمُشْرِكِينَ حَتَّىٰ يُؤْمِنُوا(peace and blessings be upon him) placed abandoning the prayer between the contract and shirk (associating partners with Allah) and disbelief.
صلى الله عليه وسلم بين العقد وبين الشرك والكفر ترك الصلاة،As for her saying that she is determined to encourage him to pray, this is a wish among wishes.
The presenter:
Mm.
The Shaykh:
It is obligatory for her to stipulate before the contract that he establish the prayer. If he establishes the prayer, then the contract is valid for her with him. But if he does not establish the prayer, then the contract is not valid for her with him.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، هل يجوز للفتاة أن تتزوج من رجل لا يصلي إذا عزمت على هدايته؟ الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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