Can a Muslim marry a Non-Muslim Japanese person?

Answer 1

In Islamic jurisprudence, the permissibility of a Muslim marrying a non-Muslim Japanese individual depends on several factors, including the religious affiliation of the non-Muslim party and the type of marriage contract.

🕌 Permanent Marriage

Muslim Men: According to traditional Islamic law, a Muslim man may enter into a permanent marriage with a woman from the "People of the Book," namely Christians and Jews. However, this is subject to scholarly debate and varies between different Islamic schools of thought.

Muslim Women: Generally, Muslim women are not permitted to marry non-Muslim men, regardless of the men's religious affiliations. This prohibition is based on interpretations aimed at preserving religious harmony within the family.

Given that the majority of Japanese individuals practice Shintoism, Buddhism, or identify as non-religious, they do not fall under the category of "People of the Book." Therefore, a permanent marriage between a Muslim and a non-Muslim Japanese person is typically not permissible under traditional Islamic law.

⏳ Temporary Marriage (Mut'ah)

In Shia Islam, temporary marriage, known as mut'ah, is recognized under specific conditions:

Muslim Men: May contract a temporary marriage with women from the People of the Book (Christians and Jews).

Muslim Women: Are not permitted to enter into temporary marriages with non-Muslim men.

Importantly, temporary marriage with individuals who are not from the People of the Book, such as those practicing Shintoism or Buddhism, is not permissible.

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Answer 2

There are two type of marriage in Islam--permanent and temporary. For permanent marriage, a Muslim can only marry a Muslim. But for temporary marriage a Muslim man can marry a woman from people of Book (i.e. Christian or Jew).

Answer 3

A Muslim man can marry a Japanese woman on condition that the Japanese woman is Muslim, or Christian, or Jewish. However, a Muslim Japanese woman can marry only a Muslim man. It is conditioned that the Japanese Muslim woman can marry only a Muslim man to be saved from the non-Muslim man who may practice pressure on the Muslim woman to change from Islam to other religions.

Answer 4

According to Japanese Law (and the civil law in most jurisdictions), there is no issue concerning a marriage between a Japanese person and a Non-Japanese person, regardless of religion. In Islam, there are prohibitions on marriage between Muslims and Umm al-Kuffar, or the people who do not believe in the Abrahamic God. As most Japanese are Shintoists and/or Buddhists and are Atheists in terms of their belief in the Abrahamic God, it would be against Islamic Law for a Muslim to marry a Japanese person unless that person was a Muslim or converted to Islam. (If we are talking about a Japanese woman, she would be acceptable for marriage if she were either Muslim, Christian, or Jewish or converted to one of those religions.)

My personal view is that if you love someone, that you should marry them and find a way to make the religion suit your life. Liberal Muslims like Tawfik Hamid and Irshad Manji take this approach, especially on the question of interfaith marriage.

Answer 5

Yes, a Muslim man can marry an Asian girl on condition that the Asian girl is Muslim, Christian, or Jewish.