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Is it permissible for a Sunni girl to marry a non-Sunni young man, knowing that he does not like fanaticism and respects the Sunni Madhhab, and can he be convinced to embrace the Sunni Madhhab?

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The ruling on a woman marrying a man of a different belief has been previously explained. A woman's conversation with a non-mahram man, whether verbally or in writing, is permissible in principle, but it can be an entryway for Satan and a cause of fitnah (temptation). Therefore, a believing woman should avoid it. Instead of a Muslimah conversing with a young man of a different belief, someone else can be assigned to explain the truth to him. If he is guided and marriage is destined for them, then so be it. Otherwise, the relationship should be severed, for it is not permissible for a Muslim woman to be in a romantic relationship with a non-mahram. We also caution that marriages arranged through social media acquaintanceships often fail due to the inability to ascertain the person's true nature and the prevalence of artificiality in such relationships.

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