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I am a Sunni muslim female and want toknow if I can marry a Shia muslim?

· 27 Jumada I 1421 AH1 min readFatwa 632English

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I am a Sunni muslim female and want toknow if I can marry a Shia muslim?

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Shi?as are not Muslims. Marriage with Shi?as is invalid. Somewhere on this site, search ?Shi?a? (without quotes)

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Mufti Ebrahim Desai

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