Nikah to a Christian Woman
Question:
I am wanting to Nikah a Christian woman but she is married to another christian man is this permitted in Islam?
- farzan
Sister Z's Answer:
Farzan, As-salamu alaykum,
No, Islam does not allow you to perform Nikah with this woman at all because she is already married.
Islam permits Polygamy - which allows a Muslim man to marry up to four women (Muslimah, Jewish or Christian).
But, Islam does not permit Polyandry - i.e. it does not allow a woman to be married to more than one man at the same time for which there are many logical reasons.
SisterZ
IslamicAnswers.com Editor
Farzan,
No, Islam does not allow you to perform Nikah with this woman at all because she is already married.
Islam permits Polygamy - which allows a Muslim man to marry up to four women (Muslimah, Jewish or Christian).
But, Islam does not permit Polyandry - i.e. it does not allow a woman to be married to more than one man at the same time for which there are many logical reasons.
SisterZ