The ruling on marrying into a family whose members drink intoxicants
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Question:
A letter reached the program from our brother, the listener Yusuf Mustawr Hamdan, from the White Nile in Sudan. He was working in Iraq at the time he wrote his letter. Our brother asks about marrying a woman from a family where all the members drink intoxicants, and he did not know about this until after he proposed to her?
Answer:
This depends on knowing the condition of the proposed bride. If she follows the way of her family, she should be left alone. However, if she is known for being upright and for abandoning what her family is upon, there is nothing wrong with taking her. If he is unaware of her condition, the precaution for him is not to marry from them, lest she be like them. Yes.
The presenter: May Allah reward you with good! Also, regarding prayer, Your Eminence, the Shaykh says: They do not pray.
The Shaykh: Likewise, he should look into it and ask. If it is established that she is upright, that she has opposed her family, that she prays, and that she does not drink intoxicants, there is nothing wrong. It does not harm her [Al-An'am: 164]. But if she is like her family, or if he does not know about her, he should avoid that, so that he takes precaution for his religion and is safe from marrying a woman who is not religious. Yes.
The presenter: May Allah reward you with good. So, in this situation, it is obligatory for a person to ask about the family he wants...
The Shaykh: Yes, he should be careful and not be hasty. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said:Bulugh al-Maram 8:5 And one cannot know a person of religion except by asking, asking the trustworthy people who know her. Yes.
The presenter: May Allah reward you with good.
A letter reached the program from our brother, the listener Yusuf Mustawr Hamdan, from the White Nile in Sudan. He was working in Iraq at the time he wrote his letter. Our brother asks about marrying a woman from a family where all the members drink intoxicants, and he did not know about this until after he proposed to her?
Answer:
This depends on knowing the condition of the proposed bride. If she follows the way of her family, she should be left alone. However, if she is known for being upright and for abandoning what her family is upon, there is nothing wrong with taking her. If he is unaware of her condition, the precaution for him is not to marry from them, lest she be like them. Yes.
The presenter: May Allah reward you with good! Also, regarding prayer, Your Eminence, the Shaykh says: They do not pray.
The Shaykh: Likewise, he should look into it and ask. If it is established that she is upright, that she has opposed her family, that she prays, and that she does not drink intoxicants, there is nothing wrong. It does not harm her
and no bearer of burdens will bear the burden of another
وَلا تَزِرُ وَازِرَةٌ وِزْرَ أُخْرَىThe presenter: May Allah reward you with good. So, in this situation, it is obligatory for a person to ask about the family he wants...
The Shaykh: Yes, he should be careful and not be hasty. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said:
A woman is married for four qualities, for her wealth, her family status, her beauty and her religion: so get the religious one and prosper.
تنكح المرأة لأربع: لمالها، ولجمالها، ولحسبها، ولدينها، فاظفر بذات الدين تربت يداكThe presenter: May Allah reward you with good.
Source
binbaz.org.sa
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