Intercourse with captive women before their conversion to Islam

Question:
Honorable Shaykh, is it permissible to have intercourse with captive women while they are still in shirk (associating partners with Allah), or only after they convert to Islam?

Answer:
This is a matter of disagreement regarding the apparent meaning of the verse. The general meaning of the verse is that it is permissible for the master to have intercourse with his female slave, even if she is a mushrik (one who associates partners with Allah). This is due to the generality of the verse. The prayer is up to . This is general, and the occasion of its revelation was the Battle of Autas. And Autas was with the mushrikin (those who associate partners with Allah), not with the Jews and the Christians.
This is the correct view: that it is permissible to have intercourse with a female slave, whether she is a People of the Book or a mushrik (one who associates partners with Allah), even if she has not converted to Islam. This is the correct view. Some scholars say no; if she is a slave, if she is not a Person of the Book, it is not permissible for him according to their jurisprudence. For example, it is not permissible for him to marry a mushrikah (one who associates partners with Allah), but the first opinion is more correct. Yes.