1. Ask A Question About Islam And Muslims
  2. Ask A Question About Islam And Muslims

Ask A Question About Islam And Muslims

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Is it true that Imam Khomeini's daughters are married to non-syed Muslims?
Zaid Alsalami

Bismihi ta'ala 

There is no shar'i problem at all with a Seyid/Seyidah marrying a non-Seyid/non-Seyidah. 

Islam encourages married based on the criteria of Din and Akhlaq. Please review Ayatullah al-Udhma Seyid al-Sistani's advice to the youth, where he mentions this as well:

https://www.sistani.org/english/archive/25240/

Wassalam 
Is it an authentic belief that a syeda is like a mother to a non-syed man and so marriage between them is unacceptable?
Abbas Di Palma

The Qur'an says: "The Prophet is closer to the believers than their own selves and his wives are their mothers" (33:6). What has been established by the Qur'an is the prohibition for men to marry the wives of the Prophet. The prohibition for a sayyedah to marry a non-sayyid is a wrong assumption and analogy. We don't find any instruction as such in the sunna of the Prophet and the teachings of the Imams after him. Rather what we find is the emphasis in choosing a religious and pious soulmate for a successful marriage leading to happiness in this world and everlasting bliss in the next one insh'Allah.

With prayers for your success.
It is not necessary
Zoheir Ali Esmail

Bismillāh al-Raḥmān al-Raḥīm

Thank you for your question. The distinction between Sayyids and non-Sayyids according to the colour amamah they are to wear was instigated by Sharif al-Raḍī (d 406 AH/ 1015 CE) and has been in practice ever since.