Brother wishes to revert hindu wife to islam.
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:
Now my brother wants to convert her hindu wife to
Islam.He also asks for forgiveness for his sins.His son is 6 months old.
Should we accept her wife and son after conversion to
Islam.
Jazakallah
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Answer:
Brother wishes to
revert hindu wife to islam
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 none worthy of worship but Allah
Alone, and we bear witness that Muhammad (saws) is His slave-servant and the
seal of His Messengers.
It is categorically prohibited
and unlawful in Shariah Law for a believer to marry any woman except a Muslim,
a Jew or a Christian.
Allah Says in the Holy
Quran Chapter 5 Surah Maidah verse 5:
(Lawful unto you in
marriage) are (not only) chaste women who are believers, but chaste women among
the People of the Book revealed before your time when ye give them their due
dowers and desire chastity not lewdness nor secret intrigues. If anyone rejects faith fruitless is his work
and in the Hereafter he will be in the ranks of the losers.
If in ignorance of the Laws of
Allah Subhanah, your brother ‘married’ a Hindu woman in his past….such a
‘marriage’ has absolutely no legal basis in Shariah, nor will it be considered
valid in the Sight of Allah Subhanah or in the sight of the believers.
The child resulting from such an
unlawful marriage, although absolutely innocent of the crime of its parents,
will be considered an illegitimate child in the sight of Shariah Law. The child will neither be recognized by the
name of its biological father, nor will it inherit its father, nor will its
father inherit from it.
The child will be known and
recognized by the name of its mother, its mother will inherit from it, and it
will inherit from its mother.
Your Statement: Now my brother wants to convert her hindu
wife to Islam.
If the Hindu sister wishes to
revert to Islam, there is absolutely no harm and she will be regarded and
accepted as a Muslim by the believers after her reversion; and every single
right that is due to a Muslim will be accorded to her in full.
For the revert sister to be
considered a legal wife of your brother in the Sight of Allah Subhanah, Shariah
Law, and the believers, it is imperative that a brand new ‘nikaah’ be performed
between your brother and the revert sister.
Your Statement: He also asks for forgiveness for his sins.
Whatever deeds one might have
done in one’s past, if one turns to Allah Subhanah in sincere ‘Taubah’ and
seeks forgiveness, Allah Subhanah has promised in the Holy Quran that He will
forgive all the sins of such a repentant believer, even if one has committed
the gravest sin of all: ‘Shirk’!
The conditions or ways to seek
sincere Taubah or Repentance from the Merciful Lord are:
·
One is aware that he has sinned, and feels sorry and ashamed at his sin.
·
Makes a solemn covenant and promise with Allah that
he will not repeat his sin again.
·
Turns to Allah and seeks forgiveness, before he has met with his appointment of
death.
·
Is a believer and does righteous good deeds
thereafter.
Allah says in the Holy
Quran Chapter 39 Surah Zumur verses 53-54:
(O Prophet) say: “O My
servants who have wronged their own souls….Do not despair of Allah’s
Mercy! Surely, Allah forgives all sins. He indeed is the All Forgiving, All Merciful. Return to your Lord and submit to Him before
the scourge overtakes you; for then you
may get no help from anywhere.”
Allah says in the Holy
Quran Chapter 3 Surah Ale Imraan verse 135-136:
Allah likes such good
people very much, who, if ever they
commit a base deed or wrong their own soul by the commission of a sin, remember Allah instantly, and ask for forgiveness from Him for their
shortcomings. For who, but Allah,
can forgive sins? (And Allah
loves those) who do not knowingly persist in the wrongs they did. These will be rewarded with forgiveness from
Allah, and with Gardens beneath which
canals flow, and they will reside
therein forever! How excellent is the
reward of those who do good deeds!
Allah says in the Holy
Quran Chapter 6 Surah Anaam verse 54:
When those come to you
who believe in Our Signs, say:
"Peace be on you! Your Lord had
inscribed for Himself (the rule of) Mercy.
Verily if any of you did evil in ignorance, and thereafter repented and amended (his
conduct), Lo! He is Oft-Forgiving, Most Merciful."
Al-Tirmidhi Hadith
2338 Narrated by Abdullah ibn Umar
Allah's Messenger
(saws) said, "Allah accepts a servant's repentance (taubah) till he gives
up his spirit in death."
Your Question: ….Should we accept her wife and son after
conversion to Islam.
If your brother convinces the
Hindu sister to revert to Islam and subsequently marries her, the marriage will
be lawful in the Sight of Allah Subhanah, Shariah Law, and the believers.
The believers and the relatives
of the brother should wholeheartedly welcome the revert sister (and her son) to
their family.
Whatever written of
Truth and benefit is only due to Allah’s Assistance and Guidance, and whatever
of error is of me alone. Allah Alone
Knows Best and He is the Only Source of Strength.
Your brother and
well wisher in Islam,
Burhan