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His family want him to marry a girl who is not religious and they say that she will change in time

Praise be to Allah.

The Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him)

commanded the one who wants to get married to look for a religious woman. He

(peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said:  “A woman may be

married for four things: her wealth, her lineage, her beauty or her

religious commitment. Look for the one who is religious, may your hands be

rubbed with dust (i.e., may you prosper).”

A wife is a life-long companion, and she will take care of

his household and all his affairs. She will be the one to bring up and teach

his children. Religious commitment is the thing that makes a woman chaste

and keeps her away from bad things. So you must choose a wife from among

those women who are religiously-committed and fear Allaah.

What I think you should do is to strive to influence her and

make da’wah to her through your family or some of your mahrams so that she

will improve and adhere to the straight path. If she adheres to the straight

path and improves, then marry her.

Otherwise, I think that you should look for someone else, for

you have no guarantee that you will be able to influence her; she may not

respond, or you may be influenced by her, for no matter how much faith and

taqwa (piety) a person may have, he is still human and is still subject to

change or influence.

Source: IslamQA (Sheikh Muhammed Salih Al-Munajjid)
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