Can a Malay Muslim man marry a Catholic girl?
BATTICALOA, SRI LANKA - JANUARY 9: Sri Lankans pray during Sunday mass at St. Mary's catholic church January 9, 2004 in Batticaloa, Sri Lanka.
I am in Sri Lanka and would like you to answer my question as soon as possible.
I am a Malay Muslim man in love with a Catholic woman, and planning to marry her.
I have suggested her and her family to have a nikah ceremony and thereafter have a reception. Her parents have agreed for this, but they want to have the engagement in the church where there won't be any signing, and only have a half mass. They want to show their relations.
Is there any problem in having the engagement in the church?
- Yazee
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it is not permissible for believer to announce his marriage to a muslim woman or a christian woman in the church, nor at the hands of a priest, even if it is after marrying her in accordance with the sunnah of Allah and his messsenger. this is because of the imitation pf the christians included in their marriage ceremonies, the glorification of their rituals,their places of worship, showing reverence to their scholars and their worshippers, and honoring them, accordind to the words of prophet(saw)
"whoever imitates a people, he is one of them".
Abu Dawud
A muslim man can marry a women of the book, but Cathlics commit Shirk by believing that God has a sun and there is more than one God. Its best if the women is a muslim as you must think of the children.
Saqib
Catholics do not believe in more then one god look at our creed
"We believe in one God" just one god in 3 parts.
Sorry I love your religion and respect it so i would ask that if you want to make comparisons with the religion that my parents chose for me you make the right ones
peace out 🙂
Chantelle
Chantelle, I don't think that he meant to offend you, but in the Islamic view, ascribing 'parts' to God equals shirk (polytheism).
I am Sri Lankan too, and from my perspective, I don't think it should matter if have the engagement happens in a Church. Honestly from a diplomatic point of view, the kids should decide which religion they will like or follow or if one you would like to convert to Catholic or Muslim, that would easier for the children to cope with. My grandfather was Hindu and my grandmother was Catholic; he told me that he loved her so much that he convereted for her. I think you should let your love decide what you really want.
Hope all is well.
No you must never marry anyone but a Muslim as Muslim women must marry Muslim men only. It is a sin to do anything more. Find yourself a Muslims girl.
Catholics believe in the same God as Muslims, I am a Catholic so I know what I'm talking about 🙂 Anyway, if you love her then marry her. I think you'd be suprised how similar catholicism and islam really are. But if it is against your beliefs to be married in a church maybe you could work something out. I dont think by being in a church it makes you a christian, if you as a muslim are strong in your beliefs it shouldnt matter.