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Haram Family & relations

Is marrying a polytheist haram?

Short answer

The Quran forbids marrying those who associate partners with Allah until they believe (2:221).

Evidence

Quran

وَلَا تَنكِحُوا۟ ٱلْمُشْرِكَٰتِ حَتَّىٰ يُؤْمِنَّ ۚ وَلَأَمَةٌۭ مُّؤْمِنَةٌ خَيْرٌۭ مِّن مُّشْرِكَةٍۢ وَلَوْ أَعْجَبَتْكُمْ ۗ وَلَا تُنكِحُوا۟ ٱلْمُشْرِكِينَ حَتَّىٰ يُؤْمِنُوا۟ ۚ وَلَعَبْدٌۭ مُّؤْمِنٌ خَيْرٌۭ مِّن مُّشْرِكٍۢ وَلَوْ أَعْجَبَكُمْ ۗ أُو۟لَٰٓئِكَ يَدْعُونَ إِلَى ٱلنَّارِ ۖ وَٱللَّهُ يَدْعُوٓا۟ إِلَى ٱلْجَنَّةِ وَٱلْمَغْفِرَةِ بِإِذْنِهِۦ ۖ وَيُبَيِّنُ ءَايَٰتِهِۦ لِلنَّاسِ لَعَلَّهُمْ يَتَذَكَّرُونَ ﴿٢٢١﴾

Wala msiwaoe wanawake washirikina mpaka waamini. Na mjakazi Muumini ni bora kuliko mshirikina hata akikupendezeni. Wala msiwaoze (binti zenu) wanaume washirikina mpaka waamini. Na mtumwa mwanamume Muumini ni bora kuliko mshirikina hata akikupendezeni. Hao wanaitia kwenye Moto, na Mwenyezi Mungu anaitia kwenye Pepo na maghafira kwa idhini yake. Naye huzibainisha Aya zake kwa watu ili wapate kukumbuka.

This is general information, not a fatwa. For your own situation, ask a qualified scholar.

Questions about halal and haram

Is marrying a polytheist haram?

The Quran forbids marrying those who associate partners with Allah until they believe (2:221).

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