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﴿ فَاسْأَلُوا أَهْلَ الذِّكْرِ إِن كُنتُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَ ﴾

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Taking a gift from the Hindu father of the wife at the wedding

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Question:
This questioner says: Is it permissible for me to take a gift from my wife's father at the wedding, since this is a Hindu practice in the country of India?

Answer:
It is not permissible to marry Hindus.
And do not marry polytheistic women until they believeوَلَا تَنكِحُوا الْمُشْرِكَاتِ حَتَّىٰ يُؤْمِنَّ
[Al-Baqarah 2:221]
Marriage is only permissible with the People of the Book, namely the Jews and the Christians. As for the mushrikin (those who associate partners with Allah), it is not permissible to marry them.

The presenter:
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh
Source المنتقى من أخبار سيد المرسلين 01-01-1436هـ — alfawzan.live (1:10:18)

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