Non-religious man wants to date a Muslim woman
5-9-2004 | IslamWeb
Question:
Greeting, I have found this wonder lady at this friends party and was talking to her at lunch I found out she want eat pork because of her religion which I can respect, I believe she is Muslim and I am non active in any religion, my question is how do I go about dating or courting her with respect to her being Muslim, I apologize if this sounds condescending it is not my intent I just don't want to offend her in this matter, thanks for your help and assistance.
Answer:
All perfect praise be to Allaah, The Lord of the Worlds. I testify that there is none worthy of worship except Allaah, and that Muhammad is His slave and Messenger. We ask Allaah to exalt his mention as well as that of his family and all his companions.
We express our thanks on your truthfulness and clearness, and hope that your honesty may lead you to the truth and to embrace Islam. It is proven by undeniable evidence that Islam is the only true religion that has cancelled all previous religions. Allaah will never accept any religion except Islam. No one can escape from the punishment of Allaah unless he embraces Islam.
In fact, the prohibition of eating pork is among the merits of this religion. There are many benefits and logical reasons in its prohibition. For more details on this subject refer to our Fatwa: 82887.
It is also among the merits of this religion that it prohibits any personal relations between a man and a woman except in the boundaries of marriage. Since the ultimate goal of Islam is to protect the personality and honor of a woman, a woman in Islam is like a well-kept pearl which is respected or treated as valuable. To protect her honor, Islam does not make access to her lawful except as a husband. If a personal relation between a Muslim man and a Muslim woman, is forbidden, then how could it be allowed with a non-Muslim man?
The only way that permits you to meet her is to marry her which is not possible unless you embrace Islam sincerely.
Allaah knows best.