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Fatwa #18827 August 2000Pakistan

Can a Sunni man can marry a Shia girl?

Answer

It is not permissible for a Sunni male to marry a Shi'a girl.

and Allah Ta'ala Knows Best

Mufti Ebrahim Desai

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