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Is marriage between sunni & bohra / shia etc is valid? Whether these communities accept this type of marriage?

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Answer:

Marriage between Sunni/Shia/Bohra valid

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.

Your comment: Is marriage between sunni & bohra / shia etc is valid?

Allah has called all the believers by the name of ‘muslims’, and that should be the recognition of every believer. The names and sects like Shias and Sunnis are the creation and invention of man and have absolutely no basis in Islam.

Allah has allowed and made it legal for a believing man to marry a believing woman. And what Allah Subhanah has made valid, no person, sect, or nation has a right to invalidate.

Your comment: Whether these communities accept this type of marriage?

That depends on the communities, which themselves have no basis or authority in Islam to break this Ummah into sects. But our experience has been that in this day and age, almost all the Islamic communities accept this type of marriage.

Whatever written of Truth and benefit is only due to Allah’s Assistance and Guidance, and whatever of error is of me. Allah Alone Knows Best and He is the Only Source of Strength.

Your brother and well wisher in Islam,

Burhan