What the Quran has to say about Muslim women marrying or married to someone different from their faith?

Question

Ok, if it isn't permitted and still they push through with it( you know what love can do) what's the consequence?

Answer 1

The Qur'an's teaching in this matter is normally interpreted to mean that Muslim women may only marry another Muslim. Indeed, if they convert after marrying, they are according to Muslim tradition required to divorce their husbands if they do not convert within 3 months.

But here are the verses, so you can judge for yourself:

You shall not wed pagan women, unless they embrace the Faith. A believing slave girl is better than an idolatress, although she may please you. Nor shall you wed idolaters, unless they embrace the Faith. A believing slave is better than an idolater, although he may please you. (Qur'an 2:221)

Lawful for you are the believing women and the free women from among those who were given the Book before you(1), provided that you give them their dowries(2) and live in honour with them, neither committing fornication with them nor taking them as mistresses. (Qur'an 5:5)

The adulterer may marry only an adulteress or an idolatress; and the adulteress may marry only and adulterer or an idolater. True believers are forbidden such marriages. (Qur'an 24:3)

Believers, when believing women seek refuge with you, test them. God best knows their faith. If you find them true believers, do not return them to the infidels; they are not lawful for the infidels, nor are the infidels lawful for them. But hand back to the unbelievers the dowries they gave them. Nor is it an offence for you to marry such women, provided you give them their dowries. Do not maintain your marriages with unbelieving women: demand the dowries you gave them and let the infidels do the same. Such is the law which God lays down among you. God is all-knowing and wise. If any of your wives go over to the unbelievers and you subsequently gain victory over them, pay those whose wives have fled the equivalent of the dowries they gave them. Fear God, in whom you believe. (Qur'an 60:10-11)

PS If a woman persists in her plan to marry or stay married to a person who is unacceptable according to the traditional interpretation, in principle nothing will actually happen as long as she doesn't live in an area controlled either legally or de facto by shariah (Islamic law).

But if she is ever in such a place with her husband and they are caught even spending time alone together, much less doing any more than that, they could be in huge trouble. They will be considered to be living in fornication.

In principle, the Qur'an does not prescribe an actual punishment for merely being alone together. It merely says 'don't do it, or if you do, keep it honorable.' (Darn it, I can't find that verse right now, but I know it's in there, somewhere...)

In practice, don't even think of trying to sign up for a joint hotel room in an Islamic country. And separate rooms will be a problem too, since in some of these places, women are not allowed to travel alone without a male guardian (either a husband or male relative close enough that marriage between them would be forbidden), which means they cannot rent a hotel room for themselves.

However, if people are caught, by four male witnesses, actually having sex, then in principle the punishment is 100 lashes for each. The matter of four witnesses is very serious; if someone fails to present the prescribed number of witnesses when accusing someone of fornication or adultery, they are to be lashed 80 times and their testimony is never again to be accepted(3).

But in practice, it can be very different. There is a claim that there was a verse in the Qur'an prescribing stoning, which was removed(4). The hadith (traditions) do prescribe stoning in cases where a given party was married (and therefore had the legal possibility of satisfying their urges).

But it can happen even in a situation where the party was not married, and even where there are no witnesses, but, for example, a woman is found to be pregnant out of wedlock.

Or even worse, if the woman's family are very conservative, they may consider it their duty to kill her for even talking to him or looking at him, much less anything else, and certainly for marrying against their wishes. It's not mandated in the Qur'an, but it happens.

Answer 2

The Quran actually doesn't specifically address this issue. It says that beleiving men may marry any believer, including Muslim, Christian, Jewish, or Zoroastrian, but it doesnt' specifially mention who women are allowed to marry. Most Muslims believe that Muslim women may marry only Muslim men, but I've known several that felt that the same rules applied to women as to men, regarding who is permissable for marriage. Its all a matter of interpretation and culture.

If the marriage is illegal, it would not be recognized, and therefore would be fornication.

Answer 3

Firstly, there is no Islamic State in the World today and that is because none that claim to be such follow the Law of the Quran, so we can safely say that Muslims have strayed and do not even know who they are allowed to marry and who they are not allowed to marry.

Present belief among most Muslims is that Christians are People of the Book, and that they are also the Nazaaraa mentioned in the Quran as the Followers or companions of Isa al Masih ibn Mariam, but the Bible is not a Book but many books, and the Bible is not Revelation, and the Quran calls the crucifixion of Isa al Masih a Hoax followed by conjecture in that Isa was not crucified, thereby placing those who preach a crucified Christ outside of Revelation and outside of following the Christ of the Quran.

Quran also condemns the teachings that follow Jesus as the Christ, making Muslims who regard Christians as Nazaaraa and as followers of Isa al Masih ibn Mariam blasphemers themselves and outside of Islam.

This does not make the Muslim woman who marries outside of her faith innocent, since she is held responsible for her belief as much as the man who makes himself educator of Muslim people.

But, Allah is Merciful, and the final judgment is Allah's.

The Quran permits marriage of Muslims to Children of Israel who are the People of the Book.

If you think you can teach about Quran without the corruption of Quran to make Christians of Nazaara and Nazaaraa of Christians, you are free to go your merry way until Allah catches up with you.

Answer 4

sure they might do noticeably a lot what they choose. there is not any rules to renounce a Muslim from marrying a Christian in a church. He does not even would desire to be a Muslim if he needs t marry a Christian. Christians are people who would have a controversy with a Muslim who does not settle for Christ by using fact the Lord being married via their church. some church homes does no longer preform certainly one of these wedding ceremony. certainly one of these wedding ceremony would be as significant as a city corridor marriage.

Answer 5

They should marry within the faith. The reason that the man may marry outside is because his children are to carry the faith of the man not the woman.

Answer 6

A Muslim woman cannot marry a man different from her faith, and there is a reason for this, any non-Muslim man don't believe in Islam or the prophet of Islam, so how could he be a good husband for her, but the Muslim man believes in the other two religions and their prophets (Moses and Jesus Peace Be Upon Them),so he could marry non-Muslim waman, so he probably be a good husband for her

Answer 7

A Muslim women may marry a believing man, but she may be poised to convert to his religious beliefs. It is not forbidden, but traditionally a Muslim women wants a Muslim man. It is the women's choice. "There is no compulsion in religion." -Quran

Answer 8

it isn't permitted

but a man may marry anyone from any faith

Answer 9

they have to marry muslims sometimes it depends on the family some people have arranged marriges but mine we be a love marrage

Answer 10

they r not allowed to do that. mosleem men can marry christian or jewish women--------by the way.