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Which is better: to inform the Filipino maid, who has shown an inclination towards Islam, about the prohibition of a Muslim woman marrying a non-Muslim before she converts to Islam or after, and what will her situation be with her husband and children if she converts to Islam?

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Good treatment of the maidservant is commendable and is hoped to be a reason for her embracing Islam, as there is a great reward in that, for the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, said: "By Allah, that a single man be guided by you is better for you than red camels." She should be invited to Islam without informing her of anything about her husband. If she embraces Islam, perhaps her husband will also embrace Islam and she will remain with him. If the husband refuses Islam, it is expected that she will comply with Allah's command to avoid him until he embraces Islam. Even if she does not avoid him and remains with him, that does not take her out of faith, and it is better for her than remaining in disbelief. As for the children, her embracing Islam does not change anything in her relationship with them; she is their mother in any case.

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