Why does not a Muslim give his daughter in marriage to a Jew or a Christian?
Why does not a Muslim give his daughter in marriage to a Jew or a Christian?
A Muslim husband respects the origin of his wife's religion, be she a Christian or a Jew, her Book, and her messenger and his faith is deemed incomplete without that. He also gives her the freedom of practicing her religious rituals. The opposite; however, is not true. If a Christian or a Jew believes that there is no god but Allah and that Muhammad is the messenger of Allah, we can give him our daughters in marriage.
The testimony of faith, which includes testifying the Creator's oneness and worshiping Him alone along with testifying that Muhammad is His slave and messenger.
This question is the result of a misconception about the Creator and comparing Him to the creation. Such misconception is refuted by mind and logic, for instance:
By drawing a simple comparison between the economic system in Islam, capitalism, and socialism, for instance, it becomes obvious how Islam has achieved this balance.
