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The Ruling on the Marriage of a Person from the People of the Book Who Converts to Islam

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The questioner:
It appears that she converted to Islam from the time of the conquest of Khaybar; it appears that she (may Allah be pleased with her) converted in the house of al-Nahy.

The Shaykh:
The marriage of a person from the People of the Book who converts to Islam is valid. However, it appears from the reality that she (may Allah be pleased with her) had converted before that. Yes.

The presenter:
He said: So we set out, and when we saw the walls of the city, we were eager to reach it. We raised our voices, and the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) raised his voice. He said: Safiyyah was behind him; the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) had placed her behind him. He said: The mount of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) stumbled and she fell. He said: So it was not
And none among the people was seeing him and her, until Allah's Messeuger (ﷺ) stood up and he covered her, and we came to him and he said: We have received no injury.أحد من الناس ينظر إليه ولا إليها، حتى قام رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم فسترها، قال فأتيناه، فقال لم نضر
Sahih Muslim 1365f
. He said: So we entered the city, and the young women of his wives came out to look at her and insulted her for her speed,

The Shaykh:
and mocked us.

The presenter:
and testified to himself.

The Shaykh:
and her obedience.

The presenter:
and insulted her for her scream.

The Shaykh:
mocked us.

The presenter:
insulted us.

The Shaykh:
resembles praise.

The presenter:
and mocked us.

The Shaykh:
mocked the prayer of the one who is late.

The presenter:
(peace and blessings be upon him). Muhammad ibn Hatim ibn Maymun narrated to us, and Buhz narrated to us. And Muhammad ibn Rafi' narrated to me, and Abu al-Nadr Hashim ibn al-Qasim narrated to us. Both of them said: Sulayman ibn Mughirah narrated to us, from Thabit, from Anas. And this is the hadith of Buhz, he said:
When the waiting period of Zaynab ended, the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said to Zayd: Mention her to me.لَمَّا انْقَضَتْ عِدَّةُ زَيْنَبَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ لِزَيْدٍ اذْكُرْهَا عَلَيَّ.
As-Sunan al-Kubra lil-Nasa'i 65:430
Zaid went on until he came to herفانطلق زيد حتى أتاها.
Sahih Muslim 1428b


The Shaykh:
By the act of covering Zaynab, O Allah, nurse us, O Allah, seek forgiveness, O Allah, seek forgiveness, O Allah, for her speed.
Source التعليق على بعض أحاديث صحيح مسلم، تابع شرح كتاب النكاح والرضاع والطلاق (3) — islamhouse.com (15:25)

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