The ruling on a first wife asking her husband to divorce the second wife
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Question:
A wife whose husband married another woman. Honorable Shaykh, the first wife asked him to divorce the second wife so that he would return to her.
Answer:
This is prohibited. A woman should not ask her husband to divorce her co-wife so that he can be rid of what is in her plate. This is prohibited and not permissible. The husband has the right to marry a second, third, or fourth wife, on the condition that he is just among them.[An-Nisa 4:3] Do not incline [toward one] so much that you leave the other like a suspended person. Yes.
A wife whose husband married another woman. Honorable Shaykh, the first wife asked him to divorce the second wife so that he would return to her.
Answer:
This is prohibited. A woman should not ask her husband to divorce her co-wife so that he can be rid of what is in her plate. This is prohibited and not permissible. The husband has the right to marry a second, third, or fourth wife, on the condition that he is just among them.
then marry those that please you of [other] women, two or three or four. But if you fear
فَانكِحُوا مَا طَابَ لَكُم مِّنَ النِّسَاءِ مَثْنَىٰ وَثُلَاثَ وَرُبَاعَ فَإِنْ خِفْتُمْ
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [3837] حكم طلب الزوجة الأولى من زوجها أن يطلق الثانية - صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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