The Meaning of the Condition of Chastity in a Woman from the People of the Book
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. A questioner says: One of the conditions for marrying a woman from the People of the Book is that she be muhsanah. He asks: What is meant by this term?
Answer:
That she be muhsanah means she is chaste regarding zina (unlawful sexual intercourse). Muhsanah means chaste regarding zina. Yes.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. A questioner says: One of the conditions for marrying a woman from the People of the Book is that she be muhsanah. He asks: What is meant by this term?
Answer:
That she be muhsanah means she is chaste regarding zina (unlawful sexual intercourse). Muhsanah means chaste regarding zina. Yes.
Source
شرح كتاب المنتقى من أخبار المصطفى صلى الله عليه وسلم، بداية من باب نكاح الشغار — islamhouse.com (50:53)
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