The ruling on a Muslim woman marrying a man who does not pray
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Question:
Let us read the letter from our sister, Fawziyah Ahmad. Our sister asks four questions. In her first question, she says: Is it permissible for a girl to marry a man who does not pray, and she is determined to convince him and direct him to obey Allah?
Answer:
It is not permissible, and the contract is not valid. The contract is not valid for a Muslim woman to marry a man who does not pray, meaning he intentionally abandons the prayer, because he is a disbeliever. And Allah the Exalted says:[Al-Mumtahanah 60:10] To them, He the Exalted said: [Al-Baqarah 2:221] The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) has already said: Musannaf Abd al-Razzaq 2:194 Sahih Muslim 82b Is the contract valid? In the case of a person marrying a Muslim woman, whether he is an original disbeliever or an apostate who abandons the prayer. If she says that she intends to supervise him in his prayer, then this is a matter of hopes. It is obligatory that she stipulate before the contract that he establish the prayer. If he establishes the prayer, then she may contract with him through this path. But if he does not establish the prayer, then she may not contract with him through this path.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you with good and do you good
Let us read the letter from our sister, Fawziyah Ahmad. Our sister asks four questions. In her first question, she says: Is it permissible for a girl to marry a man who does not pray, and she is determined to convince him and direct him to obey Allah?
Answer:
It is not permissible, and the contract is not valid. The contract is not valid for a Muslim woman to marry a man who does not pray, meaning he intentionally abandons the prayer, because he is a disbeliever. And 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)
صلى الله عليه وسلمMumble.
تمتمه.Between the servant and [the Fire]
بين العبد وبين.polytheism and unbelief is the abandonment of salat.
الشرك والكفر ترك الصلاة.The presenter:
May Allah reward you with good and do you good
Source
نور على الدرب - الفوزان - 01/164 — archive.org (17:10)
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