The Ruling on Marriage to a Woman of the Book
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The questioner:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. A questioner says: Is marriage to a woman of the Book by a Muslim a valid marriage?
The Shaykh:
Yes, if she is muhsanah, meaning chaste from zina[Al-Ma'idah 5:5] and the muhsanah is the one who is chaste from zina. Yes.
The questioner:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success.
The Shaykh:
Ihsan, or rather, ihsan has meanings, but one of them is being chaste from zina. Yes.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. A questioner says: Is marriage to a woman of the Book by a Muslim a valid marriage?
The Shaykh:
Yes, if she is muhsanah, meaning chaste from zina
chaste women from among those who were given the Scripture before you
وَالْمُحْصَنَاتُ مِنَ الَّذِينَ أُوتُوا الْكِتَابَ مِن قَبْلِكُمْThe questioner:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success.
The Shaykh:
Ihsan, or rather, ihsan has meanings, but one of them is being chaste from zina. Yes.
Source
شرح كتاب المنتقى من أخبار المصطفى صلى الله عليه وسلم، بداية من باب في غير أولي الإربة — islamhouse.com (43:28)
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