Relation between Prophet Muhammad (PHUB) and Maria qibtiyah

Asalaamu Alaikum WarahmatAllahi Wabarakaatuh, In surah Azab chapter 33 verse 52 , Allah Swt reveal - "It is not lawful for thee (to marry more) women after this, nor to change them for (other) wives, even though their beauty attract thee, except any thy right hand should possess (as hand maidens) and Allah doth watch over all things". Considering the above situation why can't PROPHET MUHAMMAD ( PBUH ) marry Maria qibtiyah (ra), though he married 2 of his slaves women Juwayriyah (ra) and Safiyya(ra). Why not Maria qibtiyah?. This question asked by a non muslim friend, and i am unable to answer this please help me out . Please authenticate the answer by quran or Hadith so i can answer my friend by showing truth.

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- Allah has also permitted marriage to a female slave. Since Allah, the owner of all property, has permitted it, it is our duty to accept it.

Did the Prophet Muhammad (pbuh) free Mariya before marrying her?

Answer

Mariya (ra) stayed with the Prophet Muhammad (pbuh) as his concubine and became the mother of Ibrahim (Abraham).

“O Prophet! We have made lawful to thee thy wives to whom thou hast paid their dowers; and those whom thy right hand possesses out of the prisoners of war whom Allah has assigned to thee…” (al-Ahzab, 33/50)

In the verse above, the women who were halal for the Prophet are stated as two groups: the free women whose mahrs were given and the concubines who were included in the booty of war.

It is understood from the verse above that the Prophet (pbuh) took some concubines into his family. According to the information given by the sources, among the concubines the Prophet (pbuh) took as war booty, he freed Safiyya and Juwayriyya - by giving them mahr - and married them as free women. He included Rayhana and Mariya, who was given to him as a gift by the Egyptian ruler Muqawqis, in his family as concubines (see Ibn Kathir, Mawardi, Baghawi, Samarqandi, Qasimi, Ibn Ashur, Alusi, Maraghi, the interpretation al-Ahzab, 50; Qurtubi, al-Ahzab: interpretation al-Ahzab 28-29).

Regarding the issue that Mariya was included in the family of the Prophet (pbuh) as a concubine, (see Tabari, Samarqandi, Ibn Juzay, Razi, the interpretation of at-Tahrim, 1).

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