Is the marriage contract with a woman from the People of the Book valid or invalid?
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The questioner : Is the marriage contract with a woman from the People of the Book valid or invalid?
The Shaykh : The marriage contract with a woman from the People of the Book is valid if its conditions are met, because Allah the Exalted has permitted us to marry women from the People of the Book. Allah the Exalted said:[Al-Ma'idah 5:5] A woman from the People of the Book is one who follows the religion of Judaism or the religion of Christianity. Yes.
The questioner : A listener from the lands of exile says in her letter.
The Shaykh : The marriage contract with a woman from the People of the Book is valid if its conditions are met, because Allah the Exalted has permitted us to marry women from the People of the Book. Allah the Exalted said:
This day [all] good foods have been made lawful, and the food of those who were given the Scripture is lawful for you and your food is lawful for them. And [lawful in marriage are] chaste women from among the believers and chaste women from among those who were given the Scripture before you, when you have given them their due compensation, desiring chastity, not unlawful sexual intercourse or taking [secret] lovers
الْيَوْمَ أُحِلَّ لَكُمُ الطَّيِّبَاتُ وَطَعَامُ الَّذِينَ أُوتُوا الْكِتَابَ حِلٌّ لَكُمْ وَطَعَامُكُمْ حِلٌّ لَهُمْ وَالْمُحْصَنَاتُ مِنَ الْمُؤْمِنَاتِ وَالْمُحْصَنَاتُ مِنَ الَّذِينَ أُوتُوا الْكِتَابَ مِنْ قَبْلِكُمْ إِذَا ءاتَيْتُمُوهُنَّ أُجُورَهُنَّ مُحْصِنِينَ غَيْرَ مُسَافِحِينَ وَلا مُتَّخِذِي أَخْدَانٍThe questioner : A listener from the lands of exile says in her letter.