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Can a Sunni marry a Shia?

Q: Can a Sunni marry a Shia?

Mufti Online — Madrasah Ta'leemuddeen: “It is not permissible to marry shias. Shias are not Muslims. They believe that the Qur’aan Shareef has been distorted. Similarly, they also believe that the Sahaabah (radhiyallahu anhum) had turned apostate, Allah forbid. The one who believes in this is a kaafir.” Darul Iftaa Mahmudiyyah: “Assalaamu `alaykum waRahmatullahi Wabarakatoh There are two issues to your query 1) Marrying a Shia 2) Valiidty of the Nikah 1) If the boy believes in the following;” Based on the fatawa linked below. Please read the sources and double-check with a Darul Ifta for your situation.

45 fatawa in the archive answer questions on this, from 4 South African Darul Iftas (Mufti Online, Ask Imaam, Azaadville, Ibn Masood). Below, each Darul Ifta’s answer is quoted word for word from the opening of one of its fatawa.

Based on the fatawa linked below. Please read the sources and double-check with a Darul Ifta for your situation.

Consult a mufti for your situation. Fatawa SA is a read-only archive and issues no rulings of its own.

What the Darul Iftas say

“It is not permissible to marry shias. Shias are not Muslims. They believe that the Qur’aan Shareef has been distorted. Similarly, they also believe that the Sahaabah (radhiyallahu anhum) had turned apostate, Allah forbid. The one who believes in this is a kaafir.”

Mufti Online — Marrying shias · 11 Oct 2017

“Assalaamu `alaykum waRahmatullahi Wabarakatoh There are two issues to your query 1) Marrying a Shia 2) Valiidty of the Nikah 1) If the boy believes in the following;”

Ask Imaam — Marriage with a Shia man · 19 Jul 2007

Quotes are the opening words of each answer as published; the full answer, its conditions and references are on the fatwa page. Answers depend on the exact details of each question.

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