What is the ruling on a wife refusing plural marriage?
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Question:
He says: What is the criterion for plural marriage, along with your advice to the women who prefer divorce over plural marriage? Also, is there anything required of me if I want to practice plural marriage, and my wife asked me to take her to her home, and I did so, knowing that I provide her with a separate residence?
Answer:
If you are able to fulfill the condition that Allah set for having multiple wives, then it is permissible for you to have multiple wives. He, the Exalted, said:[An-Nisa 4:3] that you not be partial. So, if you are able to be just in financial maintenance, clothing, lodging, and housing, and you provide these things for each one, this is a right that Allah has given you, and no one has the right to prevent you from it, neither the woman nor anyone else. If you fulfill this condition of justice in these matters—clothing, housing, lodging, and financial maintenance—then have multiple wives, and no one can prevent you from this.
As for the fact that a woman dislikes plural marriage, this is natural; it is a trait that Allah has placed in women. This does not prevent the husband from marrying and being just between his wives and establishing justice among them. This is something that Allah, the Exalted, has made permissible, and it has benefits for the Muslims. The benefits of plural marriage for women are greater than its benefits for men, if we reflect on this. Yes.
He says: What is the criterion for plural marriage, along with your advice to the women who prefer divorce over plural marriage? Also, is there anything required of me if I want to practice plural marriage, and my wife asked me to take her to her home, and I did so, knowing that I provide her with a separate residence?
Answer:
If you are able to fulfill the condition that Allah set for having multiple wives, then it is permissible for you to have multiple wives. He, the Exalted, said:
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 خِفْتُمْAs for the fact that a woman dislikes plural marriage, this is natural; it is a trait that Allah has placed in women. This does not prevent the husband from marrying and being just between his wives and establishing justice among them. This is something that Allah, the Exalted, has made permissible, and it has benefits for the Muslims. The benefits of plural marriage for women are greater than its benefits for men, if we reflect on this. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، ما حكم رفض الزوجة للتعدد؟ للشيخ الفوزان — youtube.com
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