Is a man allowde to marry an indian women and she converts to Islam?

· 11 Muharram 1422 AH1 min readFatwa 1291English

Question

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Is a man allowde to marry an indian women and she converts to Islam?

Answer

If the Indian woman is not an Ahlul Kitaab (Christian or Jew), she must accept Islam in order for her marriage to a Muslim man to be valid.

and Allah Ta'ala Knows Best

Mufti Ebrahim Desai
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