The Ruling on a Muslim Woman’s Marriage to a Disbeliever
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. This is a woman from the Netherlands who says: What is the ruling on marrying a disbeliever, and what is required of the woman who has done so?
Answer:
The marriage is not valid; it is invalid. The marriage of a Muslim woman to a disbeliever is invalid; it is an invalid marriage, and they must be separated. Allah, Glorified and Exalted is He, said:[Al-Mumtahanah 60:10]. [Al-Baqarah 2:221] Therefore, it is not permissible for a woman to marry a disbeliever. If she marries him, her marriage contract is invalid, and separation is obligatory; they must be separated. Yes.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. This is a woman from the Netherlands who says: What is the ruling on marrying a disbeliever, and what is required of the woman who has done so?
Answer:
The marriage is not valid; it is invalid. The marriage of a Muslim woman to a disbeliever is invalid; it is an invalid marriage, and they must be separated. Allah, Glorified and Exalted is He, said:
then do not return them to the disbelievers; they are not lawful [wives] for them, nor are they lawful [husbands] for them
فَلَا تَرْجِعُوهُنَّ إِلَى الْكُفَّارِ لَا هُنَّ حِلٌّ لَّهُمْ وَلَا هُمْ يَحِلُّونَ لَهُنَّAnd do not marry polytheistic men [to your women] until they believe. And a believing slave is better than a polytheist, even though he might please you.
وَلَا تُنكِحُوا الْمُشْرِكِينَ حَتَّىٰ يُؤْمِنُوا وَلَعَبْدٌ مُّؤْمِنٌ خَيْرٌ مِّن مُّشْرِكٍ وَلَوْ أَعْجَبَكُمْ
Source
شرح كتاب المنتقى من أخبار المصطفى صلى الله عليه وسلم، بداية من باب حضور النساء المساجد وفضل صلاتهن في بيوتهن — islamhouse.com (1:07:01)
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