What is the ruling on a Muslim woman marrying a non-Muslim man, while she hopes for his conversion to Islam after marriage, claims that there are no suitable Muslim men available, and threatens to deviate or live in hardship?
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The marriage of a Muslim woman to a non-Muslim is forbidden by Islamic law, according to the Quran, , and scholarly consensus. Such a marriage is void and does not entail the legal effects of a valid marriage. Any children from such a union are illegitimate, and the hope of the husband converting to Islam does not alter this ruling.
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