Ruling on marriage of a Muslim man to a Christian woman who is stipulating that the marriage contract should be done in the church by the priest
Question

                My brother wants to marry a christian woman and she agreed to do an Islamic nikah if he also does a Christian wedding ceremony in church where a priest would marry them. My question is, is it allowed for a Muslim man to get married in church by a priest?
Praise be to Allah.
	We do not think that a Muslim man should marry a Christian 
	woman for reasons that we have previously explained in fatwa no.
	45645. That is under ordinary circumstances, so if 
	we add to that her stipulation that the marriage contract should be done in 
	the Christian manner, officiated by a priest, then undoubtedly this is not 
	allowed and is haraam. How can a Muslim allow himself to enter the church so 
	that a priest may do the marriage contract on the basis of belief in the 
	cross and the sacrifice that is based on rejection of the Holy Quran? And it 
	will not stop there; the sign of the cross will be made over him and his 
	wife in order to bless them thereby. Can there be any difference of opinion 
	concerning the fact that this is prohibited? 

	In a fatwa issued by the Standing Committee – 1 (18/96) – it 
	says: 

	Is it permissible to do the marriage contract in a church? Is 
	it permissible to do the marriage contract twice, once in the Islamic manner 
	and the other in the Christian manner, so as to please both sides? 

	Answer: it is not permissible to do the marriage contract in 
	a church; the Islamic marriage contract is sufficient, and the other is not 
	permissible. And Allah is the source of strength; may Allah send blessings 
	and peace upon our Prophet Muhammad and his family and companions. End 
	quote. 

	Shaykh ‘Abd ar-Razzaaq ‘Afeefi, Shaykh ‘Abd al-‘Azeez ibn 
	Baaz.

	And Allah knows best.