The ruling on marrying a non-Muslim woman with the intention of inviting her to Islam

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The questioner:
He says: What is the ruling on marrying a non-Muslim woman, meaning a polytheist, with the intention of inviting her to Islam?

The Shaykh:
No, it is not permissible to marry a polytheist woman until she submits to Islam; she is not to be married,

polytheistic women until they believe

الْمُشْرِكَاتِ حَتَّىٰ يُؤْمِنَّ

[Al-Baqarah 2:221]

, and even if she pleases you,

And a believing slave woman is better than a polytheist, even

وَلَأَمَةٌ مُّؤْمِنَةٌ خَيْرٌ مِّن مُّشْرِكَةٍ وَلَوْ

[Al-Baqarah 2:221]

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The questioner:
I want to learn how to invite her to Islam and then marry her.

The Shaykh:
If she is a polytheist, he does not marry her until she submits to Islam. If she is from the People of the Book and he hopes she will submit to Islam, he may marry her.

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

وَطَعَامُ الَّذِينَ أُوتُوا الْكِتَابَ حِلٌّ لَّكُمْ وَطَعَامُكُمْ حِلٌّ لَّهُمْ وَالْمُحْصَنَاتُ مِنَ الْمُؤْمِنَاتِ وَالْمُحْصَنَاتُ مِنَ الَّذِينَ أُوتُوا الْكِتَابَ

[Al-Ma'idah 5:5]

. Look at the chaste, modest women who guard themselves against unlawful sexual intercourse, and yes.

Source لقاء مع حجاج أفريقيا 07-12-1438هـ — alfawzan.live (23:06)

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