Seeking Marriage with a Shia Man Against Father’s Wishes

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Fatwa ID: 07994

Answered by: Moulana Sakib Shadman

Question:

Assalamualaikum, I am a sunni girl who met a shia man and he has proposed to me yet my dad is refusing the marriage due to the man being shia as well as due shia sunni political issues. The man doesn’t hate the sahaba or Aisha (RA), he believes that their ruling was just and sees them as one of the best muslims however thinks that Ali (RA) deserved to be the first caliph. He doesnt believe that the Quran was altered and doesnt pray to anyone other than Allah and doesnt believe Ali was better than the prophet PBUH He also believes zawaj almuta’a is wrong, he prays five times a day and doesnt combine maghrib with isha or zuhur with asr, he prays Jumaah and Taraweeh unlike some Shia and he also often goes to Sunni mosques as well as Shia ones he also does not pray on a turba. Half of his family are sunnis and his sister is also Sunni as well as many of his cousins, uncles and aunts. My dad asked about the man amongst some people who know him and he is known for honesty and good manners as well as being a hard working person. Discussing the marriage initially he does not mind kids – in the future – being raised to sunnah as his siblings are sunnis as well. The man has also been married to a sunni woman before but seperated due to issues unrelated to religion. Researching what scholars say, most answers I recieved is that the marriage is permissible but better to be avoided, however, I know that in islam a woman has the right to choose the person she wants to marry if he is kafu’ especially if she is seeking to protect herself from fitnah specially in these days. My question is, is this man considered kafu’ for me? and if my dad refuses to accept him while I still wish to marry him am I able to get a muslim ruler or Qadi to be my wali or a Sheikh for example? Jazakum Allah

In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful

Answer:

You should ask this man to become Sunni before you marry him. Even if he believes all the things that you listed, he may have some other beliefs that are completely incorrect. E.g., he may believe that Imam Al-Mahdi is the 12th Imam who was born in 869 (CE) and is still alive but went into hiding at the age of 5. Thus it is not advisable for you to marry him unless he becomes Sunni.

Taqiyyah

Shias practice Taqiyyah (Holy hypocrisy). This means that they are allowed and even encouraged to outwardly pretend to hold many of the beliefs that a Sunni would hold with slight minor disagreements. But in their hearts they may hold heretic beliefs that would take them out of the fold of Islam. So you really do not know for sure whether this man truly reveres all Sahabah (RA) and whether he believes the Noble Quran was altered.

Ruling on marrying this man

Let’s assume he truly believes all the things you mentioned from his heart, and not just outwardly. As long as he does not hold any views that constitute kufr and take him out of the fold of Islam, your marriage to him will be valid. But even then, it is highly discouraged to marry such a person.

In this particular case, this person is deemed as being Muslim, but he is still considered to be a deviant and a heretic who is from the people of innovation (أهل البدعة). Even his belief that Ali (RA) deserved khilafah (rulership) over Abu Bakr (RA) is problematic.

I highly recommend that you listen to your parents and do not marry this man. Please do not be short-sighted. There will be numerous long-term complications if you marry this man. Shias believe that three talaqs in one sitting (talaqul bidah) counts as one talaq for example. There are too many long-term issues that could occur. It is impossible to list them all. Again, please ask him to become Sunni or move on and find a more suitable spouse.

Marrying without a guardian

Finally, if you marry this man, you do not need a Wali (guardian) in the Hanafi madhab if you are Balighah/mature. You simply need two mature (Baligh) male witnesses. However, I advise that you do not marry anyone without your family’s blessings.

Only Allah (عز و جل) knows best.

Written by Maulana Sakib Shadman

Checked and approved by Mufti Mohammed Tosir Miah

Darul Ifta Birmingham

 

 

 

References:

 

فالزواج إذا توفرت فيه شروط صحته المتقدم بيانها في الفتوى رقم: ٥٨٢٥٠، فهو صحيح. وكون أحد الزوجين مخالفا للآخر في مذهبه لا يؤثر على صحة الزواج ما لم تكن المخالفة تخرجه من دائرة الإسلام؛ ففي هذه الحالة لا يصح الزواج به لوجود مانع وهو اختلاف الدين أو الردة. وقد سبق الجواب عن الزواج بصاحب البدعة في الفتوى رقم: ١٤٤٩، فلتراجع.

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ص974 – كتاب فتاوى الشبكة الإسلامية – الزواج من امرأة ليست سنية المذهب – المكتبة الشاملة

 

: تعتقد الشيعة الإمامية أن الإمام الحسن العسكري وهو الإمام الحادي عشر للشيعة عندما توفي عام ٢٦٠ هـ كان له ولد يسمى محمدا له من العمر خمس سنوات، وهو المهدي المنتظر. وهناك روايات أخرى تقول: إن المهدي ولد بعد وفاة والده العسكري. ومهما كان الأمر فإن المهدي تسلم منصب الإمامة بعد والده وبنص منه وبقي مختفيا عن الأنظار طيلة خمسة وستين عاما، وكانت الشيعة تتصل به في هذه الفترة عن طريق نواب عينهم لهذا الغرض والنواب هم: (عثمان بن سعيد العمري وابنه محمد بن عثمان، وحسين بن روح وآخرهم علي بن محمد السيمري).

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ص337 – كتاب مجلة البحوث الإسلامية – رأي عالم من علماء الشيعة المعاصرين – المكتبة الشاملة

 

إن منكر الإمامة لا يكفر بل يفسق، ولكن قال إنه إذا مات فهو في النار، ولا يخالف في هذا أحد من الشيعة، ولكن هل يخلد في النار؟ اختلفوا في ذلك على ثلاثة أقوال:

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ص318 – كتاب مسألة التقريب بين أهل السنة والشيعة – ز تكفيرهم لمن أنكر إمامة الأئمة الاثني عشر – المكتبة الشاملة

 

لا؛ لا يجوز إطلاق التكفير أو إطلاق هذا الحكم على عموم الشيعة، وإنما يكفر من الشيعة أئمة الضلال كـ الخميني وغيره.

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ص33 – شرح كتاب الإبانة من أصول الديانة – حكم تكفير الشيعة – المكتبة الشاملة

 

جماعات الشيعة أو الخوارج أو المعتزلة أو القاديانية أو الجهمية الأمر فيها يحتاج إلى تفصيل، فغلاة هذه الفرق أقرب إلى الكفر منهم إلى الإيمان، وأما عامة هذه الفرق فلا يكفرون إلا من نقض أصلاً عظيماً من أصول الإيمان.

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ص26 – شرح كتاب الإبانة من أصول الديانة – حكم تكفير الجماعات – المكتبة الشاملة

 

-التقية في الاصطلاح: أما التقية في اصطلاح الشيعة فهي كما عرفها شيخهم المفيد بقوله: “التقية كتمان الحق، وستر الاعتقاد فيه، وكتمان المخالفين، وترك مظاهرتهم بما يعقب ضرراً في الدين أو الدنيا”٣.

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ص253 – كتاب مصطلحات في كتب العقائد – التقية – المكتبة الشاملة

 

نَفَذَ نِكَاحُ حُرَّةٍ مُكَلَّفَةٍ بِلَا وَلِيٍّ عِنْدَ أَبِي حَنِيفَةَ وَأَبِي يُوسُفَ – رَحِمَهُمَا اللَّهُ تَعَالَى – فِي ظَاهِرِ الرِّوَايَةِ، كَذَا فِي التَّبْيِينِ. سُئِلَ شَيْخُ الْإِسْلَامِ عَطَاءُ بْنُ حَمْزَةَ عَنْ امْرَأَةٍ شَافِعِيَّةٍ بِكْرٍ بَالِغَةٍ زَوَّجَتْ نَفْسَهَا مِنْ حَنَفِيٍّ بِغَيْرِ إذْنِ أَبِيهَا وَالْأَبُ لَا يَرْضَى وَرَدَّهُ هَلْ يَصِحُّ هَذَا النِّكَاحُ؟ . قَالَ: نَعَمْ، وَكَذَلِكَ لَوْ زَوَّجَتْ نَفْسَهَا مِنْ شَافِعِيٍّ، كَذَا فِي الظَّهِيرِيَّةِ

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ص287 – كتاب الفتاوى العالمكيرية الفتاوى الهندية – وقت الدخول بالصغيرة – المكتبة الشاملة

 

حَدَّثَنَا زُهَيْرُ بْنُ حَرْبٍ، وَمُحَمَّدُ بْنُ الْمُثَنَّى، وَعُبَيْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ سَعِيدٍ، قَالُوا حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى، بْنُ سَعِيدٍ عَنْ عُبَيْدِ اللَّهِ، أَخْبَرَنِي سَعِيدُ بْنُ أَبِي سَعِيدٍ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ، عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَالَ ‏ “‏ تُنْكَحُ الْمَرْأَةُ لأَرْبَعٍ لِمَالِهَا وَلِحَسَبِهَا وَلِجَمَالِهَا وَلِدِينِهَا فَاظْفَرْ بِذَاتِ الدِّينِ تَرِبَتْ يَدَاكَ ‏”‏ ‏.‏

 

Abu Huraira (Allah be pleased with him) reported Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ) as saying: A woman may be married for four reasons: for her property, her status. her beauty and her religion, so try to get one who is religious, may your hand be smeared with dust.

 

Sahih Muslim 1466

Chapter 15: It is recommended to marry one who is religiously committed, Book 17: The Book of Suckling

https://sunnah.com/muslim:1466

 

https://al-islam.org/ask/what-does-the-concept-of-triple-divorce-mean-and-do-sunnis-and-shias-have-different-rules-when-it-comes-to-divorce

 

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