Marrying a young woman of the common people for one who has not found a student of knowledge
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. This questioner says: For a period of time, I have been looking for a wife who is a righteous student of knowledge, but I have not found one. Do you advise me to marry a young woman of the common people?
Answer:
Yes, marry a Muslim woman or a woman from the People of the Book, even if she is of the common people. It is not obligatory that she be educated; it is not obligatory. Yes.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. This questioner says: For a period of time, I have been looking for a wife who is a righteous student of knowledge, but I have not found one. Do you advise me to marry a young woman of the common people?
Answer:
Yes, marry a Muslim woman or a woman from the People of the Book, even if she is of the common people. It is not obligatory that she be educated; it is not obligatory. Yes.
Source
شرح كتاب المنتقى من أخبار المصطفى صلى الله عليه وسلم، بداية من باب النهي عن ثمن عسب الفحل — islamhouse.com (1:12:56)
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