My Shia Family Won’t Accept a Sunni Husband – Anyone Else Faced This?
Assalamu alaikum wa rahmatullahi wa barakatuh. I’m a sister who follows Sunni Islam, but my family is Shia and they have no idea I’ve embraced Sunni beliefs. My mother has openly said she’d never allow me to marry a Sunni man, and she also holds biases against certain backgrounds, like Yemenis. A while back, I hypothetically mentioned marrying a Sunni, and she got really upset and firmly rejected the idea. I truly wish to marry for the sake of Allah and to guard my chastity. The hadith about Allah helping those who marry to protect themselves keeps coming to mind, but I’m stuck because my family would immediately reject any Sunni suitor. I love my parents and don’t want to cause them pain, yet I can’t abandon what I sincerely believe is the truth. Has any sister been through something similar? How did you handle it while trying to please Allah and still respect your parents? I’m honestly looking for real advice and personal stories, not debates between sects. Jazakum Allahu khayran. Just to add, I’m a woman, so that changes my situation a bit.