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Is it permissible for a Christian woman to embrace Islam with the intention of separating from her Christian husband, while vowing to Allah to adhere to the pillars of Islam, and what are the steps for her conversion to Islam, and does her marriage become nullified by her conversion to Islam, and can she marry after the waiting period, and does the payment of 20,000 Qatari Riyals become waived for her after her conversion to Islam?

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Embracing Islam is easy, by uttering the two testimonies of faith (Shahadatayn) with sincere intention for Allah, followed by adherence to the rituals of Islam. If a woman converts to Islam, her marriage to her disbelieving husband becomes void, and she must observe the waiting period ('iddah). If her husband converts to Islam during her 'iddah, they remain married under the original contract. Otherwise, she is permitted to marry a Muslim man after her 'iddah has expired. She is not obligated to pay any money to her disbelieving husband, and she may use stratagem to escape his demands. It is advisable to encourage her towards Islam and explain its virtues and the falsehoods of Christianity to convince her, while also cautioning against the impermissibility of a love relationship between a Muslim man and a non-mahram woman.

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