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A sunni couple got married and after some time the husband changed to shiasm. Is the marriage still valid since the girl is still sunni?
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A sunni couple got married and after some time the husband changed to shiasm. Is the marriage still valid since the girl is still sunni?
Answer
Contemporary Ja'fari Shi'as have beliefs that are inconsistent with the Qur' aan and Ahaadith. Hence, they are not Muslims. Kindly refer to Shi'sim unedited / Unbridgeable Divide at www.ask-imam.com
The Nikah has terminated from the time the 'husband' became a Shi'a.
and Allah Ta'ala Knows Best
Mufti Ebrahim Desai
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