Pwede bang magpakasal sa Muslim kahit na kasal dati sa Kristiyano?

Ria Alemania
is a Household worker in Kuwait

Pwede po bang magpakasal sa muslim kahit kasal po ako dati sa christian? And if its allowed, ano po ang dapat kong gawin na mga proseso para mas mapabilis ang aming planong pagpapakasal?

 

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Adelaimar C Arias-Jose
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Una sa lahat, hindi mo kasi sinabi sa post mo kung ikaw mismo ay isang Muslim or non-Muslim. Ganito kasi iyon, sa mga Pilipino na non-Muslim, what applies to them is the Family Code. So, if you are non-Muslim and you have been married before, your marriage subsists.

Hindi mo nabanggit kung ikaw ay isa nang citizen ng ibang country (naturalized ka na sa isang Muslim country that allows divorce when the husband is an infidel). Kasi, baka puedeng i-divorce mo iyong non-Muslim mo na husband.

Hindi mo din nabanggit kung ikaw ay nag-convert na sa Muslim faith. Kasi, kapag ganoon, hindi ko alam under Shari'ah law kung kaw ay eligible na makipag-divorce doon sa non-Muslim mo na husband (sa first marriage).

You must consult an imam or a lawyer that practices under Shari'ah law. I do not practice Shari'ah law. I cannot help you.

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