What is the ruling on the marriage if a Kitabiyyah wife converts to Islam before consummation of the marriage?
Chapter on Marriage of Polytheists
Al-Mughni
Book of Marriage
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If a Kitabiyyah wife converts to Islam before consummation, the marriage is immediately dissolved, whether her husband was a Kitabi or not. This is because it is impermissible for a disbelieving man to be married to a Muslim woman. All scholars whose opinions we know of agree upon this.