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Muslim Interfaith Marriage (Marraige With Non-Muslims)
Muslim Interfaith Marriage (Marraige With Non-Muslims)
Non-Muslims)
* Woman has a right to demand dowry (gift) from the man that she
feel comfortable with. The man should meet her demands to show
his willingness to undertake to responsibilities of married life
and his readiness and capability to fulfill her justified
needs.
This day are (all) things good and pure made lawful unto you. The food of the
People of the Book is lawful unto you and yours is lawful unto them. (Lawful
unto you in marriage) are (not only) chaste women who are believers, but
chaste women among the People of the Book, revealed before your time,- when
ye give them their due dowers, and desire chastity, not lewdness, nor secret
intrigues if any one rejects faith, fruitless is his work, and in the Hereafter
he will be in the ranks of those who have lost (all spiritual good). {Surah 5:5}
Islam strictly forbids Muslim women from marrying non-Muslim men. If a non-Muslim
woman is married to a non-Muslim, and she converts to Islam, the marriage is suspended
until her husband converts to Islam. When he converts a new marriage is not needed. In the
Quran, it is said,
“O ye who believe! When there come to you believing women refugees, examine
(and test) them: Allah knows best as to their Faith: if ye ascertain that they
are Believers, then send them not back to the Unbelievers. They are not lawful
(wives) for the Unbelievers, nor are the (Unbelievers) lawful (husbands) for
them. But pay the Unbelievers what they have spent (on their dower), and
there will be no blame on you if ye marry them on payment of their dower to
them. But hold not to the guardianship of unbelieving women: ask for what ye
have spent on their dowers, and let the (Unbelievers) ask for what they have
spent (on the dowers of women who come over to you). Such is the command of
Allah. He judges (with justice) between you. And Allah is Full of Knowledge and
Wisdom.” {Surah 60:10}
5- Custody Of Children:
Since some of our naive Muslim young men, living in the West,
get married to the christian women in their countries. And
since, usually, the local courts allow the women to get the
custody of kids and the divorce settlement in their favor, our
young men are "khusar al-duniyaa wal'-aakhiraah", means the
wanderer or lost in this world and the Hereafter. Since,
according to sharia'ah, the "al-maa'roof ka'almashrrot", meaning
whatever is prevailing or common practice in the society is
being accepted in a marriage contract. It means a Muslim man,
by getting married under these circumstances in these countries,
is knowingly agreeing that the woman may, in case of divorce,
gets the custody of the kids and is free to raise them
afterwards as she pleases.
Summary
For all the above stated reasons, in non-Muslim countries, it
is not allowed for Muslim young men to marry Christian women. For
the reason #3 (woman not practicing any religion), the "nikaah"
isn't even valid. Since the reason #4, leads to "kufr" and he
becomes "murtid", the marriage to any Muslim wife becomes
invalid. The reason #5 is not applicable, if the local laws do
not usually grant custody to woman or if Muslim man hasn't
agreed to any "kufriaah" terms (such as accepting some kids to
be raised as non-Muslims). "Haaza ma' indee, wal'Allah ilm
bis'swaab."
Note #390: The Original Gospel (see Surah 3:48 below) was not
the various stories written afterwards by disciples , but the
real message taught directly by Jesus (AS). St Paul, author
of almost half of the New Testament and the one annulling Mosaic
law, and Luke, to whom "Gospel According to Luke" is attributed,
were not even among the original 12 disciples.
"And Allah will teach him (Jesus (AS)) The Book and Wisdom, The
Law and the Gospel." [Surah 3:48]
[This clearly indicate to THE Gospel given to Jesus (AS) and
not to the Council of Nicaea which decided, in 325AC, by
vote, what The Bible canon should be comprised of .]
REFERENCES
[1] Hammudah Abdalati, "Islam in Focus", pg. 114, pp. 179, pp. 115, pp.
180 ,American Trust Publications, Indiana.
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