name = mensur
Question = i am a muslim
i am albanian and the girl that loves me is a palestinean ad i dont care if people accept us or not
Answer=
The prophet married from different tribes and cultures according to a Sheikh i was listening to. He married a girl from Ethiopia which would have been black and he also married a girl from the tribe of Israel.
So if the prophet did this then there is no harm for us to do this.
It has become the custom today that people in the middle east will only marry for status and to improve their standing in the community.
Volume 7, Book 62, Number 27:
Narrated Abu Huraira:
The Prophet said, "A woman is married for four things, i.e., her wealth, her family status, her beauty and her religion. So you should marry the religious woman (otherwise) you will be a losers.
The prophet said to marry for Religion. We should not marry based on family, wealth or beauty.
If you look at Middle Eastern culture they are only concerned about marrying for wealth, beauty and family. They care about the 3 things which do not matter in the after life.
But when I was in the Middle East I did see many mixed marriages as well although it was not the norm. I think it is more beneficial to have a mixed marriage because it brings people together.
We should be guided by our religion and not by our culture. It is ok to have your own culture but the religion must come first.
Saturday, August 8, 2009
Subscribe to:
Post Comments (Atom)
Posts
Assalamu Alaykom brother,
ReplyDeleteThis is quite an interesting topic actually, although I slightly disagree with your opinion about Middle Eastern marriages. I don't fully disagree since I know you're talking about the vast majority. However, that's what happens when any Muslim becomes indulged in Dunia, which messes his/her priorities up. What I'm trying to say is that there still are lots of Middle Easterns who care more about the deen. In fact,I'm Egyptian and my sister is married to a Palestinian and my parents never once thought about turning him down because of his origin. And alhamdolilah they are now happily married :)