The wife’s conversion to Islam and the husband remaining a disbeliever
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Question:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, if a disbelieving woman converts to Islam and her husband has not yet converted, does she remain in his marriage? And for how long does she remain with him?
Answer:
If a woman converts to Islam and her husband does not, she is separated from him and remains in the waiting period. If he converts before the waiting period ends, she returns to him. If the waiting period ends and he has not converted, the marriage is dissolved. If he then converts, he may marry her with a new contract, or she may marry another; she is free. Yes. You have taken this from the chapter on waiting periods. Yes.
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, if a disbelieving woman converts to Islam and her husband has not yet converted, does she remain in his marriage? And for how long does she remain with him?
Answer:
If a woman converts to Islam and her husband does not, she is separated from him and remains in the waiting period. If he converts before the waiting period ends, she returns to him. If the waiting period ends and he has not converted, the marriage is dissolved. If he then converts, he may marry her with a new contract, or she may marry another; she is free. Yes. You have taken this from the chapter on waiting periods. Yes.
Source
الفوزان -أشرطة- شرح زاد المستقنع مع الأسئلة - 094-تابع حد الزنا - 5-2-26 هـ — archive.org (32:32)
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