Muslims! Answer this question for me!

[OakLeaf]

Who can a Muslim man marry? I already asked several people and they all had difference in opinion. I need quotes from Quran with detailed translation. Please don't pick and chose your answer, state it like it is. People of the Book, I think also includes Jews, so then, don't exclude Jews..you know what I mean!

Thanks.

 

[iloveislam]

Muslim man marrying a non-Muslim woman

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[OakLeaf]

"Traditionally, only in one case can a Muslim woman marry outside of Islam, and this is the case where the woman is guilty of sexual transgression, as denoted in Sura An Nur of the Qur'an: "The adulterer may marry only an adulteress or an idolatress; and the adulteress may marry only an adulterer or an idolater…" [24:3] As stated in this verse, this rule equally applies to the Muslim man who is guilty of this same offense."

If a Muslim man committed fornication with a non-Muslim woman, can he marry her to make it halal? She is a believer in One God, and prophets and angels but she does not declare Islam. She is not atheist, or Buddhist or whatever.

Thank you.

 

[AlsoAnima]

Muslim man marrying a non-Muslim woman

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From that article...
"that she is something else – such as Buddhist, Zoroastrian or communist."

I'm sorry, communist is a religion now?

 

[iloveislam]

From that article...
"that she is something else – such as Buddhist, Zoroastrian or communist."

I'm sorry, communist is a religion now?

Thanks for your question.

Technicallay speaking, yes.

In Islam, the correct word for a persons "religion" is Deen (in Arabic).

Deen can be translated into English as: "the way of life" (not religion)

The word deen is very broad since it comprises all ways of life - even athiests, agnostics and communists which are not correctly represented by the word "religion".

You cannot say that Atheism is a religion but you can say that it is a Deen (i.e. a way of life).

 

[Darkness]

You cannot say that Atheism is a religion but you can say that it is a Deen (i.e. a way of life).

I hope this is not debating, because I mean no offense. It is more accurate to say Humanism is a way of life, since Atheism does not come with any philosophical instructions.

 

[elisheba]

A chaste Muslim may marry a chaste Muslimah, Jewess, or Christian. An unchaste Muslim may marry an unchaste Muslimah, Jewess, or Christian.

 

[Ichiraku_raman]

Muslim men can marry women from among the people of the book, that i have studied in many places. That is because the man has more of a say in family matters, and this way, the children could be made Muslim. That is just the reason why Muslim women cannot marry Non Muslim men.

 

[blm2007]

Well brother see, it's a very straight forward issue.Any Muslim man can marry a woman of any religion considering that the woman would convert Muslim too before or after marriage.The same works with Muslim woman.They can also marry non-Muslim man but the guy should get Muslim before of after Nikah.Then there is no problem or restrictions at all.
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