{"id":6406,"date":"2024-07-10T07:43:10","date_gmt":"2024-07-10T07:43:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/al-mawrid.org\/questions-en\/2024\/07\/10\/parental-approval-for-marrying-a-convert\/"},"modified":"2024-07-10T13:26:57","modified_gmt":"2024-07-10T13:26:57","slug":"parental-approval-for-marrying-a-convert","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/al-mawrid.org\/questions-en\/parental-approval-for-marrying-a-convert\/","title":{"rendered":"Parental Approval For Marrying A Convert"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3>Question<\/h3>\n<p>One  female accpeted islam by seeking certain religious knowledge from me.  After few years we planned to marry each other. Her non-Muslim parents  are opposing. My parents are too much opposing. This marriage is the  only scope for her to live as a Muslim and both of us wish to live  together in the path of Allah. After knowing a female for six years, if  my parents are not allowing to marry a converted Muslim, who will marry.  Please provide your answer in the light of Islam. I want to make my  parents comprehend. Is it sinful to disobey parents in this issue? If my  parents object what can I do. Already we have postponed our marriage  due to these issues for two years. More than a year or two we can\u2019t wait  also. If my parents accept and her parents rejet what can be done,  within the light of Islam. Please provide your answer in the light  provided by the Prophet (sws).<\/p>\n<h3>Answer<\/h3>\n<p>You  have done your best in convincing your parents and if they do accept  your choice while the girl&#8217;s parents do not then she is not bound to  follow their wish in this regard. However, both you and she must  contemplate the consequences of a social boycott by her parents. <\/p>\n<p>Religiously, however, you have all the liberty to take this decision even if your own parents do not agree.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Answered by:<\/strong> Dr. Shehzad Saleem<\/p>\n<p><strong>Date:<\/strong> 2015-01-18<\/p>\n<button class=\"simplefavorite-button\" data-postid=\"6406\" data-siteid=\"1\" data-groupid=\"1\" data-favoritecount=\"0\" style=\"\">Favorite <i class=\"sf-icon-star-empty\"><\/i><\/button>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>One  female accpeted islam by seeking certain religious knowledge from me.  After few years we planned to marry each other. Her non-Muslim parents  are opposing. My parents are too much opposing. This marriage is the  only scope for her to live as a Muslim and both of us wish to live  together in the path of Allah. After knowing a female for six years, if  my parents are not allowing to marry a converted Muslim, who will marry.  Please provide your answer in the light of Islam. I want to make my  parents comprehend. Is it sinful to disobey parents in this issue? If my  parents object what can I do. Already we have postponed our marriage  due to these issues for two years. More than a year or two we can\u2019t wait  also. If my parents accept and her parents rejet what can be done,  within the light of Islam. 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