Is choice permitted if one female slave converts simultaneously with the master, is then freed, and subsequently the remaining slaves convert?
Chapter on Marriage of Polytheists
Al-Mughni
Book of Marriage
Primary text
If one female slave converts concurrently with the master, is subsequently freed, and then the remaining slaves convert, he has the right to choose among the slaves. The decisive factor is the state at the time of choice, which is the moment of their joint conversion to Islam, at which time she was a slave.