So the “unknowns” are higher.

‼️ Also, back home many outwardly desirable traits - hijab, staying home, obedience to parents - are enforced by the environment. In the West, if those traits exist, she had to fight for them. That’s why the brother in your quote said a Western Salafī sister has “already passed tests”. The risk is: not all Western sisters have, and many can relapse (especially if they are newly practicing). The ones who haven’t internalised aspects of Islam will still look religious online but lack the tested traits when marriage gets hard. Bottom line: Marrying from back home: lower variance, more cultural support for the husband’s role, marital roles are ingrained by default, but you may want to test personal conviction vs. environment. Marrying a Western sister: higher variance. The rare ones who’ve truly gone against the grain are proven. But the general pool carries known risks around polygyny, qawāmah, and Western relationship frameworks. Further Important Note: Whichever platforms you use or means you take, seeking marriage with a Muslim woman from a Western country is a matter which requires much due diligence & vetting due to many disagreements Western couples commonly face later down the line pertaining to Islamic marital rights (e.g. Disagreements on living standard, husbands working long hours outside of the home, being exposed to much fitnah and doubts in a Western land, impatience upon the hardships of Hijrah, disciplining of the wife, obedience, social media, household duties, sisters falling back into jahiliyya if they are newly practicing, and other matters pertaining marital rights which have become a point of controversy in Western lands - even amongst many religiously dedicated women). One should not get rose-tinted goggles after seeing a niqab and jilbab, or how much one has memorised. One must be clear on the mutual understanding of these Islamic marital rights prior to marriage - this problem occurs in our Western lands more often due to the lack of the cradle of a thousand years of Islamic culture & Tarbiyyah facilitated in the Muslim lands. Thus, it is upon the Muslim man to be diligent in his search - many of the marital problems faced by Muslims in Western countries are unprecedented, rarely ever seen in the Muslim lands - and they can lead to many harms, even as far as imprisonment from false testimony or government involvement (this has been experienced by many brothers in Western countries). [end quote] https://t.me/Menzbenefits/443