Ruling
On A Sunni Woman Marrying An Ismaili: Ruling On A Muslim
Woman Marrying A Shi'i
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I have a question on which lifes of two people
depends. I will appreciate deeply from my heart if you
could answer this question. And i will be really gald
if u keep my name confidential. A friend of mine very
deeply loves this guy. Now the problem is the girl is
sunni and the guy is ismaili. I would i to know if it
is possible for them to get married or does their
sects matter that much even though they are both
muslim and belief in Allah? .
Praise be to Allaah.
It is not permissible for this woman to marry this
Ismaili man, because the Ismailis are heretics who are
beyond the pale of Islam.
The scholars said concerning their madhhab (school of
thought): "It is a way which outwardly is Raafidi but
inwardly conceals pure kufr…"
Ibn al-Jawzi said: "What they say is a denial of the
Creator and of Prophethood and of the acts of worship,
and denial of the resurrection. But they do not
manifest this openly at the beginning. Rather they
claim that Allaah is true and that Muhammad is the
Messenger of Allaah, and that the religion is true.
But they say that these concepts have a hidden meaning
which differs from the apparent meaning. Iblees has
deceived them and has made their way attractive to
them."
Similar rulings were applied to other groups besides
the Ismailis who follow bid'ah and who were deemed to
be kaafirs, such as the Nusayris and the Raafidis. So
it is not permitted to marry any of them, or for them
to marry any of the Muslims.
It was narrated that Talhah ibn Musarrif (may Allaah
have mercy on him) said: "The women of the Raafidis
should not be married, because they are apostates."
Shaykh al-Islam (Ibn Taymiyah) said in his discussion
of the extreme views of the Raafidis and of the
Nusayris and Ismailis concerning ‘Ali, that all of
these kuffaar are worse kaafirs than the Jews and
Christians. If one of them does not make an open
display of that, then he is one of the munaafiqeen
(hypocrites) who will be in the lowest level of Hell,
and those who do make an open display of that are the
worst of the kaafirs in kufr. And he said: it is not
permitted to marry their women, because they are
apostates and are the worst kind of apostates.
Concerning the Nusayris he said: the scholars are
agreed that it is not permitted to intermarry with
them, or for a man to marry his female relative to one
of them, or to marry one of their women.
Mutawaatir reports from the righteous salaf indicate
that it is forbidden for a Muslim woman from among Ahl
al-Sunnah to marry someone from among the followers of
bid'ah who has been judged to be a kaafir, and that
this type of marriage is null and void.
See Mawqif Ahl al-Sunnah wa'l-Jamaa'ah min Ahl al-Ahwaa
‘wa'l-Bida' by Dr. Ibraaheem al-Raheeli, 1/377-380
And Al-Taqreeb bayna Ahl al-Sunnah wa'l-Shee'ah, by.
Dr. al-Qaffaari, 1/152
On this basis, it is not permissible for this Muslim
woman to marry this man, because he is not a Muslim,
even if he claims to be, as was stated above
concerning their madhhab. She should not continue
thinking of this haraam matter. And Allaah knows best.
Sheikh Muhammed Salih Al-Munajjid
Muslim man marrying a Qadiani (Ahmadi) woman who is of
good character
I understand that ist alright for a Muslim male to
marry a woman from the people of the book. But how
about if a Muslim male wants to marry a Qadiani girl,
who's of a good character and personality?
Praise be to Allaah.
Given that the Qadiani school of thought is a form of
major Kufr (disbelief) which puts them beyond the pale
of Islam [i.e., Qadianis are not Muslims – see
Question 4060], it is not permissible to marry this
woman, because Allaah says (interpretation of the
meaning):
"They are not lawful (wives) for the disbelievers nor
are the disbelievers lawful (husbands) for them" [al-Mumtahinah
60:10]
And Allaah knows best.
Sheikh Muhammed Salih Al-Munajjid
Ruling on a Muslim woman marrying a
Shi'i
My cousin (daughter of my paternal uncle) is
going to marry a Shi'i. What is the Islamic ruling on
that? How can I persuade her not to go through with
this marriage, knowing that her parents agree to it?
Please advise me, may Allaah reward you with good.
Praise be to Allaah.
The Standing Committee was asked the following
question:
We come from a tribe that lives on the northern
borders [of Saudi Arabia], and we mix with tribes from
Iraq who are idolatrous Shi'ah; they worship domes and
call them al-Hasan and al-Husayn and ‘Ali. When one of
them stands up he says. "O ‘Ali, O Husayn." Some
people from our tribe have intermarried with them and
mix with them in all circumstances. We have tried to
teach them but they do not listen. I do not have
enough knowledge to teach them but I hate what they
do, and I do not mix with them. I have heard that we
cannot eat meat slaughtered by them, but these people
eat their meat and do not care. We are asking you what
are our obligations in this case?
Answer:
Praise be to Allaah and blessings and peace be upon
His Messenger and his family and companions.
If the situation is as you describe – that they call
upon ‘Ali, al-Hasan and al-Husayn, and so on – then
they are mushrikeen who are guilty of major shirk,
which puts them beyond the pale of Islam. It is not
permissible for Muslim women to marry them, and it is
not permissible for us to marry their women, or to eat
meat slaughtered by them.
Allaah says (interpretation of the meaning):
"And do not marry Al-Mushrikaat (idolatresses) till
they believe (worship Allaah Alone). And indeed a
slave woman who believes is better than a (free)
Mushrikah (idolatress), even though she pleases you.
And give not (your daughters) in marriage to Al-Mushrikoon
till they believe (in Allaah Alone) and verily, a
believing slave is better than a (free) Mushrik
(idolater), even though he pleases you. Those (Al-Mushrikoon)
invite you to the Fire, but Allaah invites (you) to
Paradise and forgiveness by His Leave, and makes His
Ayaat (proofs, evidences, verses, lessons, signs,
revelations, etc.) clear to mankind that they may
remember"
[al-Baqarah 2:221]
And Allaah is the Source of strength. May Allaah send
blessings and peace upon our Prophet Muhammad and his
family and companions.
From Fataawa al-Lajnah al-Daa'imah, 2/264
You have to advise your uncle and cousin, and tell
them about the fatwas of the scholars concerning this
issue. If your uncle insists on marrying his daughter
to a Shi'i, then refer the matter to the sharee'ah
court to prevent this evil action.
And Allaah knows best.
See also question no. 4569
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