How did the Sheikh of Al-Azhar respond to Amna Naseer’s statements about “a Muslim woman who marries a non-Muslim”? (Video)

Amna Naseer, professor of doctrine and philosophy at Al-Azhar University, sparked a widespread controversy, after stating that “there is no legal text that prohibits the marriage of a Muslim woman with a person from the People of the Book (Christian or Jewish ) “.

Naseer explained, during an interview on the Al-Hadath channel today, saying: “Non-Muslims, Christians and Jews, and they are the people of the book, and the Quran in their name like that. I mean, Mahmash are idolatrous worshipers, it is I mean, they deny Almighty God, but they have another religion that differs from us. “

He added: “In such a case, if he (the husband) applies what a Muslim applies when he marries a Christian or a Jew, he does not force her to change her religion, does not prevent her from going to his mosque, does not deprive her of his Quran and does not prevent him from performing his prayers. “

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Naseer went on to answer the question, “In this case, do the children follow whom?”, Saying, “The children follow the father … Therefore, the opinion of the jurists was that they reject the marriage of a Muslim woman. with a non-Muslim from Kitabi so that Muslim girls do not abandon and go to Christian and Jewish, and here the number of Muslims will decrease. ” ».

Previously, specifically in March 2016, Dr. Ahmed Al-Tayeb, Sheikh of Al-Azhar, answered a series of questions from members of the German Parliament, after delivering a speech addressed to the world from the German Parliament, in which He spoke about the marriage of a Muslim woman to a non-Muslim.

Imam al-Tayyib said a text: “Marriage in Islam is not a civil contract as is the case with you. Rather, it is a religious bond based on affection between both parties, and a Muslim marries a non-Muslim woman, like a Christian for example. Because he believes in Jesus, peace be upon him, it is a condition for his faith to be complete, just as our religion commands a Muslim to allow his non-Muslim wife to perform the rituals of his religion, and he has no the right to prevent her from going to church to worship, and to prevent her husband from insulting her holiness. Because you believe in it; Therefore, affection is not lost in the marriage of a Muslim man with a non-Muslim woman, unlike the marriage of a Muslim woman with a non-Muslim, since he does not believe in our Messenger Muhammad, and his religion does not give him. orders that he allow his Muslim wife, if he marries her, to perform the rituals of Islam or to respect her sacred things. Because Islam is a successor to Christianity; Therefore, he harms her by not respecting her religion and by exposing himself to his Messenger and his sanctities, and thus affection is lost in the marriage of a Muslim woman with a non-Muslim. Therefore, Islam forbade it. “

He added: “So the sheikh of Al-Azhar challenges the audience by saying,” If there is an objection to my words, I would love to hear it. “