Is there anything special about Muslim marriage for converts to Islam?
Praise be to Allah عزّ وجلّ, peace and blessings be upon our Prophet Mohammed صلَّى الله عليه وسل
Conversion to Islam, if done correctly, allows converts to become fully and immediately Muslim. Therefore, after conversion, there is no longer any difference between a Muslim by birth and someone who adopted the Muslim religion by conversion during the course of his or her life. |
However, a woman who has converted to Islam does not have a legal representative (wali) in her family and one will need to be appointed if she wishes to get married.
There are two possible situations.
- If the future wife lives in a Muslim country, her guardian may be a representative of the authorities, a Muslim judge (qadi) or a person the judge appoints.
However, each country has its own particular customs that must be respected. - If the future wife lives in a non-Muslim country, she should ask a community leader, an imam, or even any Muslim who has sufficient knowledge of Islamic rules and is honest and trustworthy, to be her legal representative (wali).
And Allah عزّ وجلّ knows best
