Is It Permissible for a Shia Man To Marry a Girl Who Is Sunni?


Hanafi Fiqh

Answered by Ustadha Shazia Ahmad

 

Question

Can I marry a girl who is Sunni? She belongs to the Hanafi or Hanbali school of fiqh while I belong to Ja`faria Shia fiqh.

Answer

Assalamu alaykum,

Thank you for your question. What you ask about is permissible. Please see the details below: 

Can a Sunni Muslim Marry a Shia Muslim?

My Family Is Shia – Should I Be a Second Wife to a Sunni Brother?

May Allah give you the best of this world and the next.

[Ustadha] Shazia Ahmad  

 

Checked and Approved by Shaykh Faraz Rabbani

Ustadha Shazia Ahmad lived in Damascus, Syria, for two years, where she studied aqidah, fiqh, tajweed, Tafseer, and Arabic. She then attended the University of Texas at Austin, where she completed her Master’s in Arabic. Afterward, she moved to Amman, Jordan, where she studied fiqh, Arabic, and other sciences. She recently moved back to Mississauga, Canada, where she lives with her family.