Fatwa: # 17618
Category: Misc. Fiqh
Country: Australia
Date: 2nd March 2009

Title

Unanswered

Question

I was wondering if it is the right thing to do to want to marry a man who was a non-believer but wants to embrace Islam in order to be allowed to marry me. Obviously if he truly has belief in Islam it would be ok, but until that time, is it right to want to help him in order to learn as much as he can.  I am willing to forget about marrying him if he does not truly believe in Islam.  He has said the shahada and calls himself a muslim

Answer

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