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﴿ فَاسْأَلُوا أَهْلَ الذِّكْرِ إِن كُنتُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَ ﴾

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Conditions for the marriage of women from the People of the Book

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Question:
This questioner asks, saying: What are the conditions for the marriage of women from the People of the Book?

Answer:
She must be chaste.
and the food of those who were given the Scripture is lawful for youوَطَعَامُ الَّذِينَ أُوتُوا الْكِتَابَ حِلٌّ لَّكُمْ
[Al-Ma'idah 5:5]
And the chaste women. Chaste women means those who are modest regarding zina (unlawful sexual intercourse). So it is required that the woman from the People of the Book be modest regarding zina. Yes.

The presenter:
May Allah reward you.
Source فضل العلماء ومكانتـهم — alfawzan.live (1:00:43)

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