Ruling on marrying someone who does not pray
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Question:
May Allah reward you. This message is from Yemen from the questioner Muhammad Ahmad, who says: Your Eminence, what is the ruling on a man who marries a woman who prays while he does not pray? And what is the ruling on the reverse? May you be rewarded. Is it permissible to marry a man who does not pray?
Answer:
The correct view is that he should renew the marriage contract if he prays and she does not, or vice versa, if she prays and he does not. He should renew the contract; this is the most cautious and best course of action, based on the saying of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him): and his saying (peace and blessings be upon him): Sunan Ibn Majah 1079Sahih (Darussalam).
As for if they both do not pray, the contract is valid. If neither of them prays, the contract is valid. However, if she does not pray and he does, or he does not pray and she does, his marriage to her is not valid unless after repentance. If he does not pray, he must repent, or if she does not pray, she must repent. If the contract is concluded while he does not pray, or she does not pray, and one of them prays while the other does not, the contract should be renewed according to the correct view.
May Allah reward you. This message is from Yemen from the questioner Muhammad Ahmad, who says: Your Eminence, what is the ruling on a man who marries a woman who prays while he does not pray? And what is the ruling on the reverse? May you be rewarded. Is it permissible to marry a man who does not pray?
Answer:
The correct view is that he should renew the marriage contract if he prays and she does not, or vice versa, if she prays and he does not. He should renew the contract; this is the most cautious and best course of action, based on the saying of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him):
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 كفرAs for if they both do not pray, the contract is valid. If neither of them prays, the contract is valid. However, if she does not pray and he does, or he does not pray and she does, his marriage to her is not valid unless after repentance. If he does not pray, he must repent, or if she does not pray, she must repent. If the contract is concluded while he does not pray, or she does not pray, and one of them prays while the other does not, the contract should be renewed according to the correct view.
Source
binbaz.org.sa
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