Marriage for the Sake of Obtaining
Nationality
Respected scholars of Islam, As-Salamu `alaykum. Is it permissible in Islam to
marry a woman in order to get the green card in the
Name of Mufti Sheikh Yusuf Al-Qaradawi
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In the Name of Allah, Most Gracious, Most
Merciful.
All
praise and thanks are due to Allah, and peace and blessings be upon His
Messenger.
Brother
in Islam, we are really pleased to have your question and to have the chance to
convey some of the teachings of our religion to our Muslim brothers. In fact,
it adds to our happiness to find guidance being disseminated and the word of
truth being highly elevated. We hope these humble efforts meet the great
expectations of yours.
Brother,
you have to keep in mind the fact that marriage contract, in Islam, is so
solemn that Islamic
In
this context, two points need to be highlighted as follows:
First,
this is nothing but cheating and deception and it is not allowed in Islam.
Muslims are not allowed to lie to any one.
Secondly,
marriage is a very sacred relationship, it should not
be played with neither by having a paper marriage without the intention of
marriage, nor by a paper divorce without the intention of divorce. If one is so
desperate to live in the West and there is no other way possible except through
marriage then one should have a real marriage, not paper marriage.
Focusing more on your question, the eminent Muslim scholar, Sheikh Yusuf Al-Qaradawi, states:
“Such
marriage is not lawful. Nominal marriage that lacks the real sense of marriage
is not permissible at all. In a symposium held at the
Allah
Almighty knows best.