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That is the Decision of Allah, Deciding between you, and Allah is most Knowing, Wise [60:10] محمد بن يعقوب: عن محمد بن يحيى، عن أحمد بن محمد، عن ابن فضال، عن علي بن يعقوب، عن مروان بن مسلم، عن الحسين بن موسى الحناط، عن الفضيل بن يسار، قال: قلت لأبي عبد الله (عليه السلام): إن لامرأتي أختا عارفة على رأينا، و ليس على رأينا بالبصرة إلا قليل فأزوجها ممن لا يرى رأيها؟ Muhammad Bin Yaqoub, from Muhammad Bin Yahya, from Ahmad Bin Muhammad, from Ibn FazAl-, from Al-i Bin Yaqoub, from Marwan Bin Muslim, from Al- Husayn Bin Musa Al- Hanat, from Al- Fazeyl Bin Yasaar who said, ‘I said to Abu Abdullah -asws , ‘My wife has a sister who is recognised to be upon our views, and there are none upon our views in Al-Basra except for a few.

So shall I get her married to the ones from whose views do not match with her view?’ فقال: «لا، و لا نعمة، إن الله عز و جل يقول: فَلا تَرْجِعُوهُنَّ إِلَى الْكُفَّارِ لا هُنَّ حِلٌّ لَهُمْ وَ لا هُمْ يَحِلُّونَ لَهُنَّ So he -asws said: ‘No. And it is not a Blessing. Allah -azwj Mighty and Majestic is Saying: do not return them to the Kafirs. Neither are these (women) Permissible for them (Kafirs), nor are they Permissible for these ones. And give them what they spent [60:10] ’.

[10] وروى صفوان، عن زرارة عن أبي عبد الله عليه السلام قال: ” تزوجوا في الشكاك ولا تزوجوهم لان المرأة تأخذ من أدب زوجها ويقهرها على دينه Safwan quotes from Zara who heard from Imam Jafar-e-Sadiq -asws that you may marry to the daughters of ‘Shaqaq’ but do not give your daughters in their Nikah. As wife would, usually, adopt her husband’s faith and remain under his influence in religious matters.

[11] محمد بن يعقوب: عن محمد بن يحيى، عن أحمد بن محمد، عن ابن فضال، عن أحمد بن عمر، عن درست الواسطي، عن علي بن رئاب، عن زرارة بن أعين، عن أبي جعفر (عليه السلام)، قال: «لا ينبغي نكاح أهل الكتاب» قلت: جعلت فداك، و أين تحريمه؟ قال: قوله تعالى: وَ لا تُمْسِكُوا بِعِصَمِ الْكَوافِرِ Muhammad Bin Yaqoub, from Muhammad Bin Yahya, from Ahmad Bin Muhammad, from Ibn FazaAl-, from Ahmad Bin Umar, from Darsat Al- Wasity, from Al-i Bin Ra’ib, from Zurara Bin Ayn, Abu Ja’far -asws has said: ‘It is not befitting to marry the People of the Book’.

I said, ‘May I be sacrificed for you -asws , and where is its Prohibition?’ He -asws said: ‘The Words of the Exalted: and do not hold on to the ties of marriage of the Kafir women [60:10] ’.

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