Ibn Qayyim al-Jawziyya. Ibn Qayyim al-Jawziyya, quoted from Yohanan Friedmann, Tolerance and Coercion in Islam : Interfaith Relations in the Muslim Tradition, Cambridge University Press, 2003.— pp. 176-178
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They (i.e., the Prophet’s companions) did not make sexual relations with Arab captives contingent on their conversion; rather they had sexual relations with them after one menstrual period. God allowed them to do this and did not make it conditional on conversion.
— Islamic views on concubinage
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About Islamic views on concubinage
For the history of this practice, see History of concubinage in the Muslim world
About Islamic views on concubinage
For the history of this practice, see History of concubinage in the Muslim world