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Fatwa #118212 October 2000Pakistan

Is it halaal for a Shafee man to marry a Hanafee woman?

Question

I wish to marry a girl who happens to be Hanafi. But I am Shafee.

Answer

It is permissible for a Shaaf'ee male to marry a Hanafi female.

and Allah Ta'ala Knows Best

Mufti Ebrahim Desai

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