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them.” (Qur’an, 60:10) as well as the order that the Unbelieverhusband is paid what he has spent on his wife on her embracingthe religion of Islam as mentioned in the same verse:“But pay theUnbelievers what they have spent (on their dower).” (Qur’an,60:10) so that he does not suffer the double loss of the maritalrelationship with his wife and money that he spent on her.If the Unbeliever wife who is married to an Unbelieverhusband becomes prohibited for him on her embracing thereligion of Islam and is unlawful for him, then how is it allowedthat an Unbeliever man marries a Believer woman? However,Almighty Allah has allowed the marriage of such Believerwoman with the Believer man after the expiry of her Iddat periodas mentioned in the following verse: “… And there will be noblame on you if you marry them on payment of their dower tothem…” (Qur’an, 60:10)Second: It is not allowed in the same way that the Believermale marries an Unbeliever female as Almighty Allah says: “Donot marry Unbeliever women until they become Believers…”(Qur’an, 2:221) and He says: “…But hold not to theguardianship of the Unbeliever women.” (Qur’an, 60:10)Omar Ibn Al-Khattab (may Allah be pleased with him)divorced his two Unbeliever wives when this verse of the Qur’anwas revealed. The Muslim scholar Ibn Qudamah Al-Hanbalistated that there is no difference on prohibition of the Unbelieverwomen’s marriage with the Muslim man. Women from People ofthe Book can marry the Muslim men and there is no differenceamong the Muslim scholars on this issue except the Imamiteswho are of the view that such marriage is prohibited. However, itis better for a Muslim not to marry a woman who belongs toPeople of the Book, when there are the Muslim women.88