Question 435 - The Enlightening Answer Across the Ether, Vol 5

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Question 435

In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. Praise be to Allah, Lord of the worlds, and may Allah send prayers upon Muhammad and the family of Muhammad, the Imams and the Mahdis, and grant them abundant peace. I ask forgiveness and pardon from my guardian, Allah’s Proof over me and His creation, Imam Ahmed Alhasan (a), and I apologize to you, my guardian, for the length of this message. Briefly, my guardian, I know a woman in the country where I reside. She is divorced, has good character, and lives alone, away from her family, in this corrupt Western country. I have known her for a long time and met her today while she complained of the life she lives amid predatory beasts. I felt compassion for her condition and for that of many women from my country who reside here. I sensed from her words that she wanted to marry a mindful person. She knows only that my belief is Shia, and she is divorced. She asked me to marry her so that I might protect and shelter her, although she is slightly older than I am. I told her that if I married a second time, I would marry only a believing woman. She said that she needs a believer so that she may return to Allah. I have not presented the Call to her because she is illiterate and knows nothing. I told her that if Allah decreed that I marry her and she did not believe and adhere, everything would end. She agreed, saying she wanted to return to Allah, was tired of this filthy life, and wanted to purify herself. She also knows that I am married and have children. I told her that I would seek Allah’s counsel and answer her. I sought counsel from Allah, the Exalted, concerning whether this woman was good for my Hereafter and my world, and the result indicated success and happiness. Another matter, my guardian, is that marriage in this country takes place between the spouses in a mosque in the presence of two witnesses, because the mosque belongs to the Sunnis. End. My guardian, I ask for your counsel and direction because you know best. May Allah send prayers upon you, your forefathers, and your good and pure sons. Sender: From Spain

Source: The Enlightening Answer Across the Ether, Vol 5; Author: Imam Ahmed Al-Hasan; Question 435; Page Not available; AL-JAWAB-AL-MUNIR-V5-Q435. View Arabic source · Open the original Arabic source ↗