Muslim woman marrying a non-Muslim
Question
I prayed istikhara with the intention for God to show me the right person who will be my future husband, i prayed istikhara the way it should be and add additional prayer that God should show me my future husband. After istikhara it was already in the night I went straight to my bed and sleep, I had a dream that I am married to a man, he was sitting on the side of the same bed with me while I was sleeping not close to him. I woke up from the sleep. Inside the dream of istikhara I saw blood on the bed sheet without having any sex in the dream and I was told in the dream that this is what I want to see. I repeat the samething several times I saw the samething and the man I saw is a Christain man that likes me. After all those istikhara I perform all my muslims boy friends live me without any problem, those that were asking me out are no more except this Christain man. i prayed another istikhara on him alone and uptill now we are still together. what did this mean please?
Answer
You should sincerely repent to Allah Ta'ala for getting involved in this haraam relationship. Immediately leave this person and make a firm resolve that you will never ever repeat this sin in the future. In Islam it is haraam for a Muslim woman to marry a non-Muslim (whether Jew, Christian, or any other religion). If a Muslim woman marries a non-Muslim, the nikaah will not be valid and she will be perpetually living in zina.
And Allah Ta'ala (الله تعالى) knows best.
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- Mufti Zakaria Makada
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