A Sunni Aalim Performing the Nikaah of a Shia Couple

Q: Prohibitions and Permissions-3: What is the ruling concerning A sunni Aalim performing the Nikaah of a Shia couple?

Answer: Performing? their marriages should be referred to their own scholars because the beliefs of some of the reach the brinks of Kufr. for more details on them, refer to moulana Muhammad Manzoor Nu'maani RAH.'s book entitled the 'Iranian Revolution' as well as the articles in the monthly Al furqaan under the title 'The Unanimous Opinion of the Ulema regarding Khmeini and the Ithna Ashariyya sect'. These appeared in the part 1 dated from October to Desember 1987 and part 2 dated from May July 1988.

Because one of their hallmarks is Taqiyya ( hiding their true beliefs ), one can never determine their true beliefs. It is therefore necessary to obstain from performing the marriages.

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