We said that a disbeliever cannot be a mahram (a relative one may not marry) to a Muslim woman. Does the difference in religion include the difference in beliefs?
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The questioner : Regarding the Islam of the woman... it includes bid'ah (religious innovation)...
The Shaykh : The difference in religion does not include bid'ah (religious innovation) unless the bid'ah is one that entails kufr (disbelief). If the bid'ah is one that entails kufr (disbelief), then yes, a disbeliever cannot be a mahram (a relative one may not marry) to a Muslim woman.
The questioner : The Rafidah (the Twelver Shi'ah)?
The Shaykh : The Rafidah (the Twelver Shi'ah) are of different levels; some are disbelievers and some are not; they differ.
The Shaykh : The difference in religion does not include bid'ah (religious innovation) unless the bid'ah is one that entails kufr (disbelief). If the bid'ah is one that entails kufr (disbelief), then yes, a disbeliever cannot be a mahram (a relative one may not marry) to a Muslim woman.
The questioner : The Rafidah (the Twelver Shi'ah)?
The Shaykh : The Rafidah (the Twelver Shi'ah) are of different levels; some are disbelievers and some are not; they differ.