Sir, as I said above I want to marry a Christian girl and she will accept Islam But my parentsare not giving me the permission. As you know Allah has annouced a great reward of this byt my parentsare simply opposing this marriage because they think they will loose there dignity in the societyWhat should I do?
It is permissible for Muslim male to marry a Christian or Jewish female.
Hereunder is our reply to a similar question:
It is not permissible for a Muslim female to marry a non-Muslim male.
However, a Muslim male may marry only Christian or Jewish female. It is not
permissible for a Muslim male to marry any other non-Muslim female.
The reason it is permissible for the Muslim male to marry a non-Muslim
female is that he would be able to easily convince the Christian or Jewish
wife into accepting Islam. There is a possibility of the non-Muslim male
convincing his Muslim wife into abandoning Islam. Therefore, Islam has
considered her feminine nature and protected her correct beliefs from being
a victim of abuse from the male dominance.
The Muslim husband is not obliged to pressurise his Christian/Jewish wife to
accept Islam. He may apply wisdom and diplomacy and only influence her to
Islam. In Islam, a female is equally respected as a male, however, due to
the different masculine and feminine natures, Islam believes in separation
of roles. It is obvious that there are many things a male can do, which is
not easily possible for a female and vice versa.
Since marriage is a big and important step in one’s life, it is imperative
to exercise extreme precaution in choosing a partner whilst there are great
rewards installed for a person to convert another to Islam. Contextually, it
is equally important to consider the compatibility of his marital partner.
For that, Shari’ah has advised one to make Mashwara (seek guidance) of one’s
seniors as well as make Istikhaara. Istikhaara:
www.jamiat.org.za/isinfo/istikhaara.html
and Allah Ta’ala Knows Best
Mufti Ebrahim Desai