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﴿ فَاسْأَلُوا أَهْلَ الذِّكْرِ إِن كُنتُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَ ﴾

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Women’s jealousy of plural marriage and their supplications

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The questioner:
Honorable Shaykh Ahmad (may Allah have mercy on him), it is well known that women have a strong aversion to plural marriage, to the extent that this aversion is accepted from the words of others, such that a woman is forced to prevent her husband from marrying another woman, even if the one marrying is one of your sons, or a husband, or a brother, or a father, with the women as you mentioned. What are the reasons for their aversion to it in the Shari'ah of Allah? And does the matter reach the point of being disliked by the Shari'ah?

The Shaykh:
No, this jealousy is a natural trait in women. No, it does not reach the point of being disliked by the Shari'ah, because this is jealousy in them, not by their choice.
As for the position of men, they must not be affected; rather, they should marry and practice plural marriage if they have the ability, and they should not be affected by the women’s hesitation or their words. As for their supplications, they are not accepted, because it is a supplication of injustice, as she is unjust in this supplication. Because she is supplicating against one who does not deserve such a supplication, so it will not affect him, if Allah wills, because he has not wronged her. Yes, but he must be just, he must be just with his wives and not be unfair; this is what is obligatory for him. Yes.

The questioner:
I obtained a tape stating that he should not marry another woman.

The Shaykh:
If she stipulated that he not marry another woman, he has the right to marry, but she has the right to annul the marriage if she wishes, and it is not forbidden for him to marry. Yes.
Source قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، 5 من 175 /شرح بلوغ المرام/الطهارة/المياه/صالح الفوزان/الحديث/كبار العلماء — youtube.com (31:44)

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