The Ruling on Agreeing to a Marriage for the Purpose of Facilitating Remarriage
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The questioner:
Your Eminence the Shaykh, a questioner says: Is it permissible for a divorced man to condition another man to marry his ex-wife?
The Shaykh:
Do not rush in reading.
The questioner:
Is it permissible for a divorced man to condition another man to marry his ex-wife for the purpose of facilitating remarriage, on the condition that he divorces her and returns her to his guardianship anew?
The Shaykh:
This type of facilitating remarriage,, the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) called it "the borrowed goat." Therefore, a marriage for the purpose of facilitating remarriage is not permissible; it is invalid. The second man should only marry her with the desire to have her as his wife, not as a marriage to facilitate remarriage for the first man. Yes.
Your Eminence the Shaykh, a questioner says: Is it permissible for a divorced man to condition another man to marry his ex-wife?
The Shaykh:
Do not rush in reading.
The questioner:
Is it permissible for a divorced man to condition another man to marry his ex-wife for the purpose of facilitating remarriage, on the condition that he divorces her and returns her to his guardianship anew?
The Shaykh:
This type of facilitating remarriage,
May Allah curse the one who facilitates the remarriage
لعن الله المحلل له
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، 141/123 شرح زاد المستقنع/ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com (28:30)
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