If a man divorces his fourth wife, is he permitted to marry immediately, or must he wait until her waiting period ends?
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Question:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, if a man divorces his fourth wife, is he permitted to marry immediately, or must he wait until her waiting period ends?
Answer:
He must wait until her waiting period ends so that he does not exceed four wives. As long as the fourth wife is in his marriage bond and in her waiting period, she is not in his marriage bond, but she is in her waiting period. Since the effects of the marriage have not ended, he does not marry a woman in her place who would be a fifth. Yes.
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, if a man divorces his fourth wife, is he permitted to marry immediately, or must he wait until her waiting period ends?
Answer:
He must wait until her waiting period ends so that he does not exceed four wives. As long as the fourth wife is in his marriage bond and in her waiting period, she is not in his marriage bond, but she is in her waiting period. Since the effects of the marriage have not ended, he does not marry a woman in her place who would be a fifth. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [1160 -2802] إذا طلق الرجل زوجته الرابعة، فهل له أن يتزوج مباشرة، أم عليه أن ينتظر حتى تنتهي عدتها؟ — youtube.com
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