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A Woman Converts to Islam… What Happens to Her Non-Muslim Husband?

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Yasir Qadhi: Can a Muslim Woman Stay Married to Her Husband? What happens to a woman’s marriage when she converts to Islam while her husband remains a non-Musli

Yasir Qadhi: Can a Muslim Woman Stay Married to Her Husband?
What happens to a woman’s marriage when she converts to Islam while her husband remains a non-Muslim? In this discussion, Sheikh Haitham al-Haddad and Yasir Qadhi address the difficult question of a Muslim woman who converts to Islam while married to a non-Muslim husband. The discussion becomes particularly interesting when Yasir Qadhi acknowledges that the vast majority of Muslim scholars consider the marriage impermissible, while also pointing to a minority opinion that allows the woman to remain married. Haitham al-Haddad agrees that the majority position does not allow the marriage and questions the public promotion of the minority position. So the question becomes: If the majority of Muslim scholars say NO, but another Islamic opinion says YES — which position represents what Islam actually requires?
Who decides which Islamic opinion a Muslim should follow?
The Majority of Muslim Scholars Say NO — But Yasir Qadhi Says There’s Another Opinion