Marriage: Protection and Security
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Question: She was a Christian, and at that time a young Muslim man proposed to her, desiring to marry her. Her father refused to approve of this husband. Because she was convinced of this man and desired to be with him, she ran away from her father's house and went to this man, and they married. Under his influence, she entered the religion of Islam. Since her husband was a soldier in the army, he was killed in the Iraqi-Iranian war. After that, her husband's father asked her to leave their house, knowing that she has a daughter and wants her to go to her own family, even though her family refuses to let her return to them unless she returns to Christianity, which she does not want and will never do. They forced her to rent a house with her husband's monthly salary that she receives, and she lives there with her small daughter, but she fears for herself because of living alone without a man.Therefore, she asks first: About the ruling on their marriage as described above,And secondly: About the position of her husband's father toward her after her husband's death.And third: About the ruling on her living in a house alone without a man with her in a legitimate status?
Answer: First: We praise Allah (Mighty and Majestic) for guiding you to Islam, and we ask Him to keep us and you firm upon it.
As for the marriage that took place, we do not know the manner in which the contract was concluded. If the contract was concluded with a legitimate guardian and followed the legal form, the marriage is valid. If it was otherwise, it is not valid. But since it has passed and ended, we have no concern with it.
As for the issue of her husband's father mistreating her, this is not befitting. Her husband's father should treat her well, especially since she is a stranger, she is a Muslim, and her family are disbelievers. It is feared that if she goes to them, they will turn her away from the religion of Islam. Therefore, it is not permissible for her husband's father to challenge her in this bad way. Rather, it is obligatory for him to treat her well, keep her in a house under his care, and watch over her and the daughter with her. This is the duty of her husband's father.
As for her remaining in a house alone without a husband, this is not befitting for her. We advise her to marry, so that she may have protection, security, and peace of mind, and so that she may also be spared from going to the country she came from and the danger of apostasy. We advise her to marry, and the legal judge should handle her marriage in this case, because her father has no guardianship over her since he is a disbeliever and she is a Muslim.
Answer: First: We praise Allah (Mighty and Majestic) for guiding you to Islam, and we ask Him to keep us and you firm upon it.
As for the marriage that took place, we do not know the manner in which the contract was concluded. If the contract was concluded with a legitimate guardian and followed the legal form, the marriage is valid. If it was otherwise, it is not valid. But since it has passed and ended, we have no concern with it.
As for the issue of her husband's father mistreating her, this is not befitting. Her husband's father should treat her well, especially since she is a stranger, she is a Muslim, and her family are disbelievers. It is feared that if she goes to them, they will turn her away from the religion of Islam. Therefore, it is not permissible for her husband's father to challenge her in this bad way. Rather, it is obligatory for him to treat her well, keep her in a house under his care, and watch over her and the daughter with her. This is the duty of her husband's father.
As for her remaining in a house alone without a husband, this is not befitting for her. We advise her to marry, so that she may have protection, security, and peace of mind, and so that she may also be spared from going to the country she came from and the danger of apostasy. We advise her to marry, and the legal judge should handle her marriage in this case, because her father has no guardianship over her since he is a disbeliever and she is a Muslim.