Shia-Sunni marriage
Mu' meneen Brothers and Sisters,
As Salaam Aleikum wa Rahmatullahi
wa Barakatuh. (May
Allah's Peace, Mercy and Blessings be upon all of you)
One of our
brothers/sisters has asked this question:
Dear Brother
Assala-o-Alaekum
The "Ayat" to which you reffered
(Chapter 5 Surah Maidah
verse 5:) in your answer to my qustion was about the
marriage of a Muslim man to the Woman of other religion. But what i really meant to ask is that "Whether the marriage
between Sunni woman and a Shia man is allowed near
you?"
Thanks for the
patience
Your brother
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Answer:
Shia-Sunni marriage
In the name of Allah, We praise Him,
seek His help and ask for His forgiveness. Whoever Allah guides none can
misguide, and whoever He allows to fall astray, none can guide them aright. We
bear witness that there is no one (no idol, no person, no grave, no prophet, no
imam, no dai, nobody!) worthy of worship but Allah
Alone, and we bear witness that Muhammad (saws) is His slave-servant and the
seal of His Messengers.
Every person who believes and
worships Allah Subhanah Alone and does not associate
any partners with Him; who believes in all the Messengers appointed by Allah;
who believes in Prophet Mohamed (saws) as the Last and Final Messenger; who
believes in all the Books revealed by Allah Subhanah;
who believes in the Glorious Quran as the Final
Message of our Merciful Lord; who believes in the angels; who believes in the
concept of the Hereafter; and who believes in the Divine Decrees; and declares
the testification of Islam: Laa Ilaaha Illalaah, Mohamed ar-Rasool
Allah; is a believer and a muslim. Allah Subhanah has
not made the believers Shias, or Sunnis, or Ismailis, or Shafeis, or Bohras, etc. These
are names man has invented for himself!
Every believer must be honored to be recognized by the name that Allah
has chosen for him, and Allah has chosen to call the believers muslims in the Glorious Quran.
Allah says in the Holy
Quran Chapter 22 Surah Hajj
verse 77-78:O you who have believed, do rukooh (bow
down) and do sajdah (prostration), and worship your
Lord Allah Alone, and do righteous deeds: it may be that you attain true
success! Exert your utmost for the cause
of Allah, as one should. He has chosen
you for His service, and has not laid on you any hardship in your religion. Therefore, be steadfast in the religion of
your father Abraham. Allah had
named you muslims before this, and has named you (muslims) in this Quran also,
so that the Messenger may be a witness in regard to you, and you may be
witnesses in regard to the rest of mankind.
It is not important whether one
calls himself a Shia or a Sunni; what is important is
that one believes and sincerely obeys and follows the commands of Allah and His
Messenger (saws), and fears the advent of an Inevitable Day, when he will stand
in the Just Court of Allah to give a full accounting of his deeds.
Whatever differences there might
be between the believers, it is best to try and solve them with wisdom,
patience, and in light of the Holy Quran and the
traditions of the Messenger of Allah (saws).
It does not behove a believer to fight or
abuse or ridicule or revile his believing brother! No individual has a right to force his
beliefs on another! One should always
speak and declare the Truth from the Quran and Sunnah, and leave the decision of who is on the Right Path
and who is astray for Allah Subhanah to decide on the
Day of Judgement.
Allah has allowed a believing
man to marry a non-mehram believing woman; thus a
marriage between a Shia and Sunni is absolutely legal
and permitted in Islam.
Allah says in the Holy
Quran Chapter 5 Surah Maidah verse 5:Likewise you are permitted to marry
believing chaste women, and chaste women from among the people of the Book
(Jews and Christians), provided that you give them their due mahr and desire chastity, not lewdness, nor secret
intrigues.
Whatever written of Truth and benefit
is only due to Allahs Assistance and Guidance, and whatever of error is of
me. Allah Alone Knows Best and He is the
Only Source of Strength.
Your Brother in
Islam,