The ruling on one who has four wives and has a child by his slave woman
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Question:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, if a man has four wives and has a slave woman, or has a child by her, does she thereby become free such that he is required to separate from one of his four wives?
Answer:
Why would he separate from one of his four wives? This is a slave woman who is the mother of a child (umm walad); he may take her as a concubine even if he has four wives. It is permissible to possess a concubine even if he has four wives. A concubine is not one whom he has married; she is from those whom his right hand possesses. Yes, she is a concubine.
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, if a man has four wives and has a slave woman, or has a child by her, does she thereby become free such that he is required to separate from one of his four wives?
Answer:
Why would he separate from one of his four wives? This is a slave woman who is the mother of a child (umm walad); he may take her as a concubine even if he has four wives. It is permissible to possess a concubine even if he has four wives. A concubine is not one whom he has married; she is from those whom his right hand possesses. Yes, she is a concubine.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، 077 من 123 / شرح كتاب زاد المستقنع / النكاح / صالح الفوزان / الفقه / كبار العلماء — youtube.com (24:49)
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