The Ruling on Marrying a Relative Who Does Not Pray
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Question:
He asks a question in which he says: What is the ruling on one who marries his daughter to a young man who does not pray, neither at home nor in the mosque, by virtue of kinship? May Allah reward you with good.
Answer:
No one has the right to marry a person who does not pray, whether he is a young man or an old man, and whether he is a close relative or a distant one. This is a great evil, this is injustice to the woman, and it is betrayal. It is not permissible for her to consent... and his saying (peace and blessings be upon him): Sunan Ibn Majah 1079Sahih (Darussalam).
So abandoning the prayer is a great evil and an apparent disbelief, so it is not permissible for a woman to marry a disbeliever by abandoning the prayer, or by other means. A Muslim woman does not marry a disbeliever. Allah (Glorified and Exalted is He) says: : [Al-Mumtahanah: 10] And He says (Exalted and Majestic is He): [Al-Baqarah: 221] So her guardian has no right to marry her except to a Muslim, if she is praying.
As for if she does not pray, and she is married to one like her who does not pray, it is valid, and upon both of them is repentance, and returning to Allah, and performing the prayer. This is what is obligatory upon all of them. And upon the guardians is to take care of this matter. Likewise, one who is known for drinking intoxicants, or other sins, the guardian should protect her from him; because he may harm her, he may call her to this evil. So the guardian chooses for her a righteous, good man according to his ability, according to what is possible. As for the one who abandons the prayer, it is never permissible to marry him; because abandoning it is disbelief. We ask Allah for safety. Yes.
The presenter: May Allah reward you with good, and may He do you good.
He asks a question in which he says: What is the ruling on one who marries his daughter to a young man who does not pray, neither at home nor in the mosque, by virtue of kinship? May Allah reward you with good.
Answer:
No one has the right to marry a person who does not pray, whether he is a young man or an old man, and whether he is a close relative or a distant one. This is a great evil, this is injustice to the woman, and it is betrayal. It is not permissible for her to consent...
Between a man and disbelief and shirk (associating partners with Allah) is the abandonment of prayer.
بين الرجل، وبين الكفر والشرك ترك الصلاةThe covenant that distinguishes between us and them is prayer; so whoever leaves it, he has committed Kufr.
العهد الذي بيننا وبينهم الصلاة، فمن تركها؛ فقد كفرSo abandoning the prayer is a great evil and an apparent disbelief, so it is not permissible for a woman to marry a disbeliever by abandoning the prayer, or by other means. A Muslim woman does not marry a disbeliever. Allah (Glorified and Exalted is He) says: :
they are not lawful [wives] for them, nor are they lawful [husbands] for them
لا هُنَّ حِلٌّ لَهُمْ وَلا هُمْ يَحِلُّونَ لَهُنَّAnd do not marry polytheistic men [to your women] until they believe. And a believing slave is better than a polytheist, even though he might please you.
وَلا تُنكِحُوا الْمُشْرِكِينَ حَتَّى يُؤْمِنُوا وَلَعَبْدٌ مُؤْمِنٌ خَيْرٌ مِنْ مُشْرِكٍ وَلَوْ أَعْجَبَكُمْAs for if she does not pray, and she is married to one like her who does not pray, it is valid, and upon both of them is repentance, and returning to Allah, and performing the prayer. This is what is obligatory upon all of them. And upon the guardians is to take care of this matter. Likewise, one who is known for drinking intoxicants, or other sins, the guardian should protect her from him; because he may harm her, he may call her to this evil. So the guardian chooses for her a righteous, good man according to his ability, according to what is possible. As for the one who abandons the prayer, it is never permissible to marry him; because abandoning it is disbelief. We ask Allah for safety. Yes.
The presenter: May Allah reward you with good, and may He do you good.
Source
binbaz.org.sa
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