The ruling on a Muslim man’s love for his disbelieving father and his Christian wife

Question:
Do we say that a Muslim man’s love for his Christian wife, or his love for his Christian father, is natural love?

Answer:
As for loving his Christian father, it is not permissible to love his disbelieving father. As for his love for his wife, if it is only marital love, then there is nothing wrong with it; there is no harm in it. Also, there is wisdom, and Allah knows best, in a Muslim marrying a Christian woman.
The husband has authority over his wife, and it is forbidden for a disbeliever to marry a Muslim woman, because the husband has authority. Therefore, a disbeliever has no authority over a Muslim woman, unlike the reverse, where a Muslim has authority over a disbeliever. There is no harm in this; there is no harm if the authority belongs to the Muslim over the disbeliever. This is what is required: that Islam should be exalted and not be exalted over. Also, a Muslim marrying a Christian or Jewish woman is a means of calling her to Islam, because you know that a woman follows her husband; she follows him in whatever state he is in. A woman is influenced by her husband, so this is a likely cause, or a reason, for her to become a Muslim. Yes.

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