Marry hindu revert.
Mu' meneen Brothers and Sisters,
As Salaam Aleikum wa Rahmatullahi wa Barakatuh.
(May Allah's Peace, Mercy and Blessings be upon all of you)
One of our brothers/sisters has asked
this question:
my friend is muslim
but married to a non-muslim person(hindu from religion).before marriage the the
man converted to islam . but right now he is not following islam .because his
prarents are hindu .the parents keep on asking him to follow hindu religon.
my Q is that is it right to stay with the husband or she should get
divorce.
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Answer:
Marry hindu revert
In the name of Allah, We praise Him, seek His
help and ask for His forgiveness. Whoever Allah guides none can misguide,
and whoever He allows to fall astray, none can guide them aright. We bear
witness that there is none worthy of worship but Allah Alone, and we bear
witness that Muhammad (saws) is His slave-servant and the seal of His
Messengers.
Allah Says in the Holy Quran Chapter 2 Surah
Baqarah verse 221:
221 Do not marry idolatrous women until they believe; a slave woman who
believes is better than an idolatrous woman even though she allure you. Nor marry (your girls) to idolatrous
men until they believe: a man slave who believes is better than an
idolatrous man even though he allure you.
Unbelievers do (but) beckon you to the Fire. But Allah beckons by His Grace to the Garden
(of Bliss) and forgiveness and makes His Signs clear to mankind: that they may
celebrate His praise.
If the man whom your believing friend chose to marry
declared the ‘shahaadah’ or testimony of faith and reverted to Islam before the
marriage…..he will be legally considered a muslim in the Sight of Shariah Law;
and all rights that are available to a muslim will be accorded to him in
full. Thus the marriage between the
revert brother who declared the ‘shahaadah’ and accepted Islam and your
believing friend will be absolutely lawful and legal in the sight of Shariah
Law and of the believers.
If your believing friend believes that her husband
reverted to Islam because his heart was convinced with the Truth, and has hope
that in due time he would become a practicing muslim….she should continue her
striving to instill the fear of Allah into him, invite him to the Truth of
Islam with patience and with wisdom, and thus save her marriage.
But if the sister is absolutely convinced that the person
she married accepted Islam only to fulfill the legal formalities for marrying a
muslim girl, and he had absolutely no intention of accepting or following
Islam…..and she has lost hope that her husband will accept and follow Islam in
the future, it would be prudent if she would ‘cut her losses’ and initiate a
divorce proceedings against him.
Whatever written of Truth and benefit is only
due to Allah’s Assistance and Guidance, and whatever of error is of me
alone. Allah Alone Knows Best and He is
the Only Source of Strength.
Your brother and
well wisher in Islam,
Burhan