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Kuwaiti religious leader rejects marriage of Muslim woman to Jew
Kuwaiti religious leader declares marriage of a Muslim woman to a Jewish man as "null and void" and says it amounts to adultery
- By Habib Toumi, Bahrain Bureau Chief
- Published: 12:59 July 12, 2010
- Image Credit: Gulf News
Manama: A Kuwaiti religious leader has rejected the marriage of a Muslim woman to a Jewish man, saying it amounted to adultery.
"The Islamic text about such marriages is very clear: A Muslim woman cannot marry a non-Muslim even if he is Christian or Jewish," said Dr Anwar Shuaib, the head of Islamic jurisprudence at the University of Kuwait.
On Saturday, former US president Bill Clinton officiated at the wedding of US Representative Anthony D. Weiner, a 45-year-old Jew, and his bride, Huma Abedin, a 34-year-old Muslim.
Huma, a longtime aide to Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton, had been dating the congressman for about two years. They announced their engagement last summer.
However, the Muslim scholar said that the union should never happen.
"This marriage is null and void and amounts to adultery. People who claim that this marriage can take place and is acceptable in Islam are wrong. Their edicts or fatwas should be dismissed," Anwar Shuaib said, quoted by Kuwaiti newspaper Al Watan.
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