“Ifta” responds to Amna Naseer’s statements about “a Muslim woman who marries a non-Muslim”

Dar Al Iftaa responded to the controversy raised by Amna Naseer, professor of doctrine and philosophy at Al-Azhar University, 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) ”.

“Al-Iftaa” wrote through a post on his page on the social network site “Facebook”: “A Muslim woman cannot marry a non-Muslim. This legal decision is (peremptory) and is part of the identity of the Islam and the basic reason for this problem is worship. In the sense that the meaning is unreasonable, if any of the reasons for this prohibition is later manifested, then it is a judgment and not a cause. The principle of marriage is that it is a theological matter and a sacred mystery, described by our Lord, Blessed and Exalted be He, as a dense covenant The Almighty said: “And they took a strong covenant from you. [النساء: 21]».

Amna Naseer, professor of doctrine and philosophy at Al-Azhar University, sparked 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 ) “.

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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, that is 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. “

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 Kitab, so that Muslim girls do not abandon and go Christian and Jewish, and here the number of Muslims will decrease. ” ».