Mufti Online — Madrasah Ta'leemuddeen

Can a Sunni girl marry a Shi’a boy?

Published as Marrying a Shia

· 19 Jumada I 1439 AH1 min readEnglish

Question

Can a Sunni girl marry a Shi’a boy? He does not believe that Ali (radhiyallahu anhu) was the next prophet nor does he place more importance to him, they believe in Allah and that Nabi (sallallahu alaihi wasallam) is the last messenger. They also follow the same Qur’an and have respect for all the other companions and family of the Nabi (sallallahu alaihi wasallam).

Answer

It is not permissible.

And Allah Ta'ala (الله تعالى) knows best.

Answered by
Mufti Zakaria Makada
Checked & approved by
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee (Isipingo Beach)
View original Compare with other Darul Iftas
Questions about this ruling, answered only from the archive with sources.

Where scholars differ, it’s safer to take the more cautious view.

Fatawa SA is an independent, read-only index of fatawa already published by Mufti Online — Madrasah Ta'leemuddeen. It is not a fatwa service. For your own situation, please ask a Mufti. Report an issue

For corrections or mistakes, please email us at fatawasa786@gmail.com.

Source: Mufti Online — Madrasah Ta'leemuddeen — https://muftionline.co.za/node/24328
Fatawa SA: https://fatawa.co.za/fatwa/muftionline-24328

People also ask

Can a Sunni marry a Shia?

“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…”

Mufti Online · 45 fatawa from 4 Darul Iftas on this

What the Darul Iftas say

Same question, other Darul Iftas

The closest match from each Darul Ifta, found by wording. Check that the question matches yours.

Compare the answers side by side

Related fatawa