Conditions for the Permissibility of Plural Marriage
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Question:
May Allah reward you with good, Honorable Shaykh. A questioner says: What are the conditions for plural marriage? And what do you advise us regarding this matter? May you be rewarded.
Answer:
The conditions for plural marriage are what Allah has specified. If you fear that you will not be just, then [marry] one. The condition for plural marriage is justice: that he provides for them, that he divides his nights among them, that he houses each of them in a dwelling befitting her, and that he also provides for their clothing. If he fulfills these four matters, he has been just among his wives. Yes.
May Allah reward you with good, Honorable Shaykh. A questioner says: What are the conditions for plural marriage? And what do you advise us regarding this matter? May you be rewarded.
Answer:
The conditions for plural marriage are what Allah has specified. If you fear that you will not be just, then [marry] one. The condition for plural marriage is justice: that he provides for them, that he divides his nights among them, that he houses each of them in a dwelling befitting her, and that he also provides for their clothing. If he fulfills these four matters, he has been just among his wives. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، 6964- شروط جواز تعدد الزوجات - الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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