QuestionMy boyfriend asked me to marry him - a Mut'ah marriage - but I wont really be his wife will I? He said we could make it for as long as we want. I asked him how short/long he was thinking - he said forever until we die. There is no marriage contract - unless I want one (which I will). The hard part is going to be explaining it to my family. I want to be his wife and bear his children with legal standing.
I am an American, I am not Muslim, I am Christian, however he is. I am wanting/trying to understand what this means and entails. I have goggled Mut'ah. and have asked him questions regarding it. There are a couple of reasons why we cannot do a legal marriage right now. He is not a citizen, and currently had some issues with immigration. Getting married right now we would have a harder time proving it was for love considering they were trying to deport him a month ago. My thing is I rather have a long engagement and wait until things calm down then have a real wedding.
I guess my question is : is it right/beneficial to have a Mut'ah ceremony? How do I explain this to my Christian parents?
AnswerHi Cuvee,
The Christian answer to this is clear. Christians are not to be unequally yoked with an unbeliever, and a Muslim is an unbeliever. God says this because there will be tremendous problems within the marriage if you yoke with someone outside of the faith. I would seriously reconsider this decision... You are headed for disaster.
More information on Mut'ah can be found here:
http://www.islamway.com/sisters/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=314
You obviously have not sought God in marrying this man because He would tell you no, based on His Word.
Pastor Kim
