Under Shia law, when a Muslim woman marries a non-Muslim man, what is the legal status of her marriage?
Under Shia law, the marriage (nikah) of a Muslim woman with a non-Muslim man is void (batil); Shia law does not recognise irregular (fasid) marriages and treats a Muslim…
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Under Shia law, when a Muslim woman marries a non-Muslim man, what is the legal status of her marriage?
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Under Shia law, the marriage (nikah) of a Muslim woman with a non-Muslim man is void (batil); Shia law does not recognise irregular (fasid) marriages and treats a Muslim woman's inter-religious nikah as void ab initio.
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