Fatwa: # 15180
Category: Marriage (Nikah)
Country: Russian Federation
Date: 13th May 2007

Title

Can he marry a Christian or Jewish woman?

Question

Hello, Assalamuallaikum,

i get marriage who belived Cristian and i believed muslim my question is that can i marrage that whomen who believed other religios,Jaej?

Answer

In the name of Allah, Most Gracious, Most Merciful

Assalaamu `alaykum waRahmatullahi Wabarakatoh

A Muslim may marry a Christian or Jewish woman only if he is strong in his Iman and he will not compromise in his Islamic values.

It is not permissible to marry any other women of another faith.

And Allah knows best

Wassalam

Mufti Ebrahim Desai
Darul Iftaa

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