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Does ‘marrying women of the book’ refer to the true Christian and Jews and not to those who believe Isa to be the Son of God, correct?

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I ask this because there are Muslim men who marry staunch Christians and Jews on this pretext (usually for obtaining passports).

Answer

‘And We have made permissible the pure women from the believers and the pure
women from the people of the Book.’ (Maaidah)

The above verse is clear that it is permissible for a Muslim male to marry a
female from the Ahl-ul-Kitaab (Jews/Christians).

The Christians during the time of the revelation had the distorted beliefs
of trinity, crucifixion, etc. Despite that, Allah Ta’ala permits marrying a
Christian or Jewish female. However, the purpose of marrying such females is
their apparent adherence to a heavenly revealed book which could be a
stepping stone into understanding the true religion (Islam). Understandably
a marriage has influence on a person’s thinking and ideology. Since the male
is stronger generally, he would be able to influence his wife into Islam.
Therefore, it is not permissible for a Muslim female to marry a Christian or
Jewish male purchance she will be influenced to leave Islam.

It must be noted that if the Muslim male is weak in his Islam, and there is
fear of him being influenced by the Christian/Jewish wife, it is not
permissible for him to marry her. A Christian/Jewish woman should not be
just by registration while not really being a Christian/Jew.

Kindly forward to us with your postal address for literature on mutual
rights between husband and wife. MARRIAGE TO NON-MUSLIMS:
www.jamiat.org.za/m_non-muslim.html

and Allah Ta’ala Knows Best

Mufti Ebrahim Desai

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