The wisdom behind the permissibility of marrying a woman from the People of the Book
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The questioner:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. He says: I heard that the wisdom behind the permissibility of marrying a woman from the People of the Book is to call her to Islam.
The Shaykh:
One of the objectives is that she will submit to Islam. It is hoped that she will submit if she sees the guidance of Islam and sees her husband’s uprightness and justice. This is one of the causes, without doubt.
The questioner:
Does this cause extend to other polytheist women?
The Shaykh:
No, one does not marry a polytheist woman.[Al-Baqarah 2:221] It is not permissible to marry her, and do not hold onto the bonds of the disbelieving women. [Al-Mumtahanah 60:10]
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. He says: I heard that the wisdom behind the permissibility of marrying a woman from the People of the Book is to call her to Islam.
The Shaykh:
One of the objectives is that she will submit to Islam. It is hoped that she will submit if she sees the guidance of Islam and sees her husband’s uprightness and justice. This is one of the causes, without doubt.
The questioner:
Does this cause extend to other polytheist women?
The Shaykh:
No, one does not marry a polytheist woman.
And do not marry polytheistic women until they believe
وَلَا تَنكِحُوا الْمُشْرِكَاتِ حَتَّىٰ يُؤْمِنَّif you know them to be believers, then do not return them to the disbelievers; they are not lawful [wives] for them, nor are they lawful [husbands] for them
عَلِمْتُمُوهُنَّ مُؤْمِنَاتٍ فَلَا تَرْجِعُوهُنَّ إِلَى الْكُفَّارِ لَا هُنَّ حِلٌّ لَّهُمْ وَلَا هُمْ يَحِلُّونَ لَهُنَّ
Source
شرح إغاثة اللهفان من مصائد الشيطان لابن القيم، فصل وأما نجاسة الذنوب والمعاصي — islamhouse.com (58:54)
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