A woman converts to Islam and her husband remains a Christian
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. A woman is asking, and she says that she was a Christian and then embraced Islam, but her husband remained a Christian. Is it permissible for her to stay with him? Is there a specific time limit?
Answer:
If she embraces Islam and her husband does not, she waits for the 'iddah (waiting period). If he embraces Islam, he is her husband. If he embraces Islam before the 'iddah is completed, he is her husband. If her 'iddah is completed and he has not embraced Islam, she is divorced from him. Yes.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. A woman is asking, and she says that she was a Christian and then embraced Islam, but her husband remained a Christian. Is it permissible for her to stay with him? Is there a specific time limit?
Answer:
If she embraces Islam and her husband does not, she waits for the 'iddah (waiting period). If he embraces Islam, he is her husband. If he embraces Islam before the 'iddah is completed, he is her husband. If her 'iddah is completed and he has not embraced Islam, she is divorced from him. Yes.
Source
شرح إغاثة اللهفان من مصائد الشيطان لابن القيم، فصل وكذلك كان أساطينهم ومتقدموهم العارفون فيهم معظمين للرسل والشرائع — islamhouse.com (57:50)
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