Is it permissible for a Hindu who has embraced Islam to enjoy his Hindu wife?
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The questioner : May the Shaykh be respected. A Hindu man who has embraced Islam is married in this country, and his wife is still a Hindu in her own country. He has taken leave and agreed with his supervisor to bring her here in order to invite her to Islam. Is it permissible for him to satisfy his desire with her during his leave without informing her of his conversion to Islam? Please issue a ruling, may Allah reward you.
The Shaykh : Where is this man?
The questioner : He is with us in Hufar al-Batin.
The Shaykh : But is he present now?
The questioner : He is present, yes, and he asked this question to receive the answer.
The Shaykh : May Allah reward him with good. It is not permissible for him to enjoy her unless she embraces Islam. Now, it is obligatory for him to first present Islam to her. If she embraces Islam, she is his wife. If she does not embrace Islam, she is not his wife, and it is not permissible for him to enjoy any part of her because she has become forbidden to him. Allah, Blessed and Exalted is He, said:[Al-Mumtahanah 60:10].
The questioner : Oh Shaykh, he says that if he informs her suddenly, she might die or something like that.
The Shaykh : I do not think she will die! He should not inform her suddenly; he should wait, or not approach her, meaning he should not have intercourse with her or enjoy her. Then, after that, he should talk to her about Islam, the virtues of Islam, and the lands of Islam, and encourage her gradually.
The Shaykh : Where is this man?
The questioner : He is with us in Hufar al-Batin.
The Shaykh : But is he present now?
The questioner : He is present, yes, and he asked this question to receive the answer.
The Shaykh : May Allah reward him with good. It is not permissible for him to enjoy her unless she embraces Islam. Now, it is obligatory for him to first present Islam to her. If she embraces Islam, she is his wife. If she does not embrace Islam, she is not his wife, and it is not permissible for him to enjoy any part of her because she has become forbidden to him. Allah, Blessed and Exalted is He, said:
And if you know them to be believers, then do not return them to the disbelievers; they are not lawful [wives] for them, nor are they lawful [husbands] for them
فَإِنْ عَلِمْتُمُوهُنَّ مُؤْمِنَاتٍ فَلا تَرْجِعُوهُنَّ إِلَى الْكُفَّارِ لا هُنَّ حِلٌّ لَهُمْ وَلا هُمْ يَحِلُّونَ لَهُنَّThe questioner : Oh Shaykh, he says that if he informs her suddenly, she might die or something like that.
The Shaykh : I do not think she will die! He should not inform her suddenly; he should wait, or not approach her, meaning he should not have intercourse with her or enjoy her. Then, after that, he should talk to her about Islam, the virtues of Islam, and the lands of Islam, and encourage her gradually.