Muslim with Christian Wife Who Respects Islam

26-11-2000 | IslamWeb

Question:

I am married with a Christian woman; we have 4 children together... I am trying my best to teach my children about Islam. They pray with me. My wife doesn't tell them about Christianity and she tells them to make the prayer even if I am not at home...My problem is that a friend told me to leave her, but I won't do this because I am afraid for the future of my kids! should I leave her even if she respects Islam and educate the children in the way I like? She doesn't drink alcohol or eat haram foods. She is a good wife to me!

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Answer:

All perfect praise be to Allah, The Lord of the Worlds. I testify that there is none worthy of worship except Allah, and that Muhammad is His slave and Messenger.

If your wife is as you mentioned, a chaste and good woman who does not try to influence your children in a bad way, and you do not fear that she causes harm to them as far as their religion, Islam, is concerned, then you are not asked to divorce her. We think that you should keep her and deal with her kindly. Call her to Islam orally and through practical Islamic acts, raise your children in an Islamic way, and try your best to protect them from the Christians’ doubts and evil acts.

Allah knows best.