Comparing Marriage to a Muslim Woman and a Woman from the People of the Book
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Question:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, is it better to marry a pious woman, or to marry a woman from the People of the Book so that she may submit to Islam and learn the religion?
Answer:
This. A Muslim woman is better than a woman from the People of the Book; this is clear. Marrying a Muslim woman is better than marrying a woman from the People of the Book, even if one hopes for her Islam. Yes.
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, is it better to marry a pious woman, or to marry a woman from the People of the Book so that she may submit to Islam and learn the religion?
Answer:
This. A Muslim woman is better than a woman from the People of the Book; this is clear. Marrying a Muslim woman is better than marrying a woman from the People of the Book, even if one hopes for her Islam. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، 141/115 شرح زاد المستقنع/ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com (44:29)
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