Is it permissible for a man to marry a woman from the People of the Book or a Muslim woman without the consent of his parents?
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The questioner : Then, Shaykh, the second matter: one of my friends says he wants to get married to protect himself, and I advised him, saying, "It is better for you to marry your cousins." But he prefers to marry a foreign Muslim woman, or one who meets the conditions of being a chaste woman from the People of the Book.
The Shaykh: No, no.
The questioner : Yes, exactly.
The Shaykh : There is no chaste woman from the People of the Book.
The questioner : In this time.
The Shaykh: Yes.
The questioner : And if she is chaste.
The Shaykh : There is nothing.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : How do you know that she is chaste? How do you know, may Allah guide you, that she is chaste?
The questioner : No, no, I mean by chaste that, from the aspect of, from the aspect of, I mean, sex only, that she is a virgin, that no one has touched her.
The Shaykh : So the intended meaning of "chaste women" is the virgin, the intended meaning of "chaste women" is either the virgin or the one who has been married in a lawful marriage.
The questioner : Yes, I mean, and if she is a chaste woman from the People of the Book and it is established that she was a virgin, is the condition of chastity virginity only?
The Shaykh : There is no power or strength except with Allah, my brother, there is no one among the Christians today who marries a virgin, may Allah guide you.
The questioner : He is Muslim.
The Shaykh : For him, he is Muslim, as we were saying, he wants to marry a Christian woman.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : I am telling you, a Christian woman married to a Christian man and she is a virgin, this is not found.
The questioner : Yes, yes, he is Muslim and he wants to marry a Christian woman.
The Shaykh: Allahu Akbar.
The questioner : After ensuring, after he knows and understands and is well aware that no one has touched her before him, this is not the main issue, Shaykh. The main issue is that he wants to marry this woman, whether she is Muslim or chaste according to his claim, but his parents do not approve of it for him, not on the grounds of Islam or religion, but on the grounds of society; they want to marry him off to someone from his society, from his own kind. So does it mean he must obey them and not marry? He wants to protect himself and guard his chastity at this time, or is it not permissible for him?
The Shaykh : Your words have been wasted in vain.
The questioner : I understood, Shaykh, I understood your point, but I mean, I do not know about her, whether she is chaste or she is Muslim, he said because she is...?
The Shaykh : And he does not know, may Allah guide you, he does not know.
The questioner : Yes, yes.
The Shaykh : No, you do not know and he does not know.
The questioner : Yes, yes, now he says, for example, if he wants to marry a foreign woman, regardless of the fact that he did not clarify whether she is Muslim or chaste, but his parents do not approve of it for him, if she is, let us say she is Muslim, is it permissible for him to marry without the consent of his parents?
The Shaykh : After this long discussion, I feel that there is no benefit in the inquiry, so I apologize because time is short, and peace be upon you.
The Shaykh: No, no.
The questioner : Yes, exactly.
The Shaykh : There is no chaste woman from the People of the Book.
The questioner : In this time.
The Shaykh: Yes.
The questioner : And if she is chaste.
The Shaykh : There is nothing.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : How do you know that she is chaste? How do you know, may Allah guide you, that she is chaste?
The questioner : No, no, I mean by chaste that, from the aspect of, from the aspect of, I mean, sex only, that she is a virgin, that no one has touched her.
The Shaykh : So the intended meaning of "chaste women" is the virgin, the intended meaning of "chaste women" is either the virgin or the one who has been married in a lawful marriage.
The questioner : Yes, I mean, and if she is a chaste woman from the People of the Book and it is established that she was a virgin, is the condition of chastity virginity only?
The Shaykh : There is no power or strength except with Allah, my brother, there is no one among the Christians today who marries a virgin, may Allah guide you.
The questioner : He is Muslim.
The Shaykh : For him, he is Muslim, as we were saying, he wants to marry a Christian woman.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : I am telling you, a Christian woman married to a Christian man and she is a virgin, this is not found.
The questioner : Yes, yes, he is Muslim and he wants to marry a Christian woman.
The Shaykh: Allahu Akbar.
The questioner : After ensuring, after he knows and understands and is well aware that no one has touched her before him, this is not the main issue, Shaykh. The main issue is that he wants to marry this woman, whether she is Muslim or chaste according to his claim, but his parents do not approve of it for him, not on the grounds of Islam or religion, but on the grounds of society; they want to marry him off to someone from his society, from his own kind. So does it mean he must obey them and not marry? He wants to protect himself and guard his chastity at this time, or is it not permissible for him?
The Shaykh : Your words have been wasted in vain.
The questioner : I understood, Shaykh, I understood your point, but I mean, I do not know about her, whether she is chaste or she is Muslim, he said because she is...?
The Shaykh : And he does not know, may Allah guide you, he does not know.
The questioner : Yes, yes.
The Shaykh : No, you do not know and he does not know.
The questioner : Yes, yes, now he says, for example, if he wants to marry a foreign woman, regardless of the fact that he did not clarify whether she is Muslim or chaste, but his parents do not approve of it for him, if she is, let us say she is Muslim, is it permissible for him to marry without the consent of his parents?
The Shaykh : After this long discussion, I feel that there is no benefit in the inquiry, so I apologize because time is short, and peace be upon you.
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