Is marriage to a woman of the Book disliked, and did 'Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) prohibit it?
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, a questioner says: Marriage to a woman of the Book is permissible, but is it true that it is better to avoid this, and that 'Umar used to order or prohibit this?
Answer:
I do not know that 'Umar prohibited anything that Allah the Exalted has made permissible, but on the condition that she is chaste.[Al-Ma'idah 5:5] Chaste means modest regarding zina. Yes.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, a questioner says: Marriage to a woman of the Book is permissible, but is it true that it is better to avoid this, and that 'Umar used to order or prohibit this?
Answer:
I do not know that 'Umar prohibited anything that Allah the Exalted has made permissible, but on the condition that she is chaste.
chaste women from among those who were given the Scripture before you
وَالْمُحْصَنَاتُ مِنَ الَّذِينَ أُوتُوا الْكِتَابَ مِن قَبْلِكُمْ
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، 556- هل يُكره الزواج بالكتابية، وهل نهى عنه عمر رضي الله عنه؟ - صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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