The Book Women Whom It Is Permissible to Marry in This Era
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The questioner:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, who is the Book woman whom it is permissible to marry in this era? Because the Christians believe that 'Isa is the son of Allah, so how does one distinguish between the monotheist Book woman and the one who associates partners with Allah?
The Shaykh:
Allah has permitted us the women of the People of the Book on the condition that they be chaste,[Al-Ma'idah 5:5], and chaste means those who are chaste regarding unlawful sexual intercourse. So if she is chaste regarding unlawful sexual intercourse, it is permissible for a Muslim to marry her by the text of the Qur'an [Al-Ma'idah 5:5], and he took
The questioner:
Yes, and the chaste one.
The Shaykh:
[Al-Ma'idah 5:5] The chaste women mean the chaste ones, meaning those pure regarding unlawful sexual intercourse, those pure in their chastity. Yes.
The questioner:
He says:
The Shaykh:
So Allah has permitted this, and the Christians said that the Messiah is the son of Allah at the time of the revelation of the Qur'an, and they said that Allah is the third of three at the time of the revelation of the Qur'an, and with this, Allah said: Say, [marry] the chaste women[Al-Ma'idah 5:5]
He says: Honorable Shaykh, who is the Book woman whom it is permissible to marry in this era? Because the Christians believe that 'Isa is the son of Allah, so how does one distinguish between the monotheist Book woman and the one who associates partners with Allah?
The Shaykh:
Allah has permitted us the women of the People of the Book on the condition that they be chaste,
chaste women from among those who were given the Scripture
وَالْمُحْصَنَاتُ مِنَ الَّذِينَ أُوتُوا الْكِتَابَand the food of those who were given the Scripture is lawful for you and your food is lawful for them
وَطَعَامُ الَّذِينَ أُوتُوا الْكِتَابَ حِلٌّ لَّكُمْ وَطَعَامُكُمْ حِلٌّ لَّهُمْThe questioner:
Yes, and the chaste one.
The Shaykh:
chaste women from among the believers and chaste women from among those who were given the Scripture
وَالْمُحْصَنَاتُ مِنَ الْمُؤْمِنَاتِ وَالْمُحْصَنَاتُ مِنَ الَّذِينَ أُوتُوا الْكِتَابَThe questioner:
He says:
The Shaykh:
So Allah has permitted this, and the Christians said that the Messiah is the son of Allah at the time of the revelation of the Qur'an, and they said that Allah is the third of three at the time of the revelation of the Qur'an, and with this, Allah said: Say, [marry] the chaste women
from among those who were given the Scripture
مِنَ الَّذِينَ أُوتُوا الْكِتَابَ
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، محاضرات في العقيدة والدعوة-020-التشكيك في العلماء وأثره على الثوابت|صالح الفوزان|كبار العلماء — youtube.com (1:05:43)
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