Is it permissible for people from different madhhabs to marry? Do spouses have to belong to the same madhhab?
Dear Brother / Sister,
It is permissible for people fromdifferent madhhabs to marry. The woman does not have to follow the madhhab of her husband after marriage.
An Ahl as-Sunnah woman marrying a Shiite or Alawite man:
A Muslim woman can marry only a Muslim man. Therefore, it is necessary to define a Muslim first. A Muslim is a person who accepts all of the definite decrees of the religion of Islam and who does not refuse any of them. That is, he is a person who believes in the orders of Islam like prayers, fasting, zakah, hajj, wudu and ghusl, and the prohibitions like fornication, alcohol and interest. However, a person who does not accept all or some of the issues mentioned above is not regarded as a Muslim and it is not permissible to marry him. If they marry, their marital life is illegitimate whether he is Sunni, Shiite or Alawite.
So, the criterion for marriage is Islam. Unfortunately, many Muslim women marry non-Muslim men without asking about it and without learning the decree of Islam; thus, they deserve the curse of Allah up to Doomsday.
(Halil GÜNENÇ, Günümüz Meselelerine Fetvalar, II / 119)
Questions on Islam
- What are the things that invalidate fasting according to Shafii madhhab? Does eating deliberately while fasting necessitate kaffarah?
- Why do we follow a madhhab?
- Will you give information about Shafii madhhab? When did Shafii madhhab originate? Who is its founder? What are his views? Will you explain it shortly?
- Is it permissible for a Hanafi woman to go to hajj alone by imitating Shafii madhhab? How should she perform hajj there?
- What are the things that invalidate wudu according to Shafii madhhab? What is the amount of blood that invalidates wudu according to Shafiis? They say the amount is as much as a boot holds; is it true?
- Will you give information about placing the right hand over the left while performing prayers? Did the Prophet perform prayers by holding his hands at his sides? Are prayers performed holding hands at sides according to the Maliki madhhab?
- Will you give information about combining (jam) prayers according to Hanafi madhhab?
- Is wudu invalidated when the wife and husband touch each other according to Hanafi madhhab?
- Will you give information about washing the hands and the order of washing according to Shafii madhhab?
- What is the time to make intention for fasting according to Shafii madhhab? Is it fard to make intention?
