IS IT PERMISSIBLE FOR MUSLIMS TO MARRY JEWS OR CHRISTENS?

[FARHAN_UDDIN]

Assalamualykum


 Cross national marriage is something very common in the West where Arabs marry Non Arabs(both men and women), Christens marry Muslims (both men or women)  or Muslims marry Jews(both men or women) ... A Muslim girl or a boy may marry any other Muslims boy or a girl irrespective of nation, tribe etc... But what does Islam say about Muslims marrying Christens or Jews....

[Uzair Ahmed]

Only Man can marry People of the Book and not women.

"This day are (all) things good and pure made lawful unto you.  The food of the People of the Book [Jews and Christians] is lawful unto you and yours is lawful unto them.  (Lawful unto you in marriage) are (not only) chaste women who are believers, but chaste women among the People of the Book, revealed before your time,- when ye give them their due dowers, and desire chastity, not lewdness, nor secret intrigues if any one rejects faith, fruitless is his work, and in the Hereafter he will be in the ranks of those who have lost (all spiritual good).  (The Noble Quran, 5:5)"   


However there are many opinions of Islamic Scholars regarding this verse, http://islamqa.info/en/2527

You can see Dr.Zakir Naik's opinion here http://irf.net/faq/faq5_60.html

AND Allah knows best!

[shabeer_hassan]