When does a man marry a fourth wife after divorcing one of his wives?
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Question:
May Allah reward you. This questioner asks: When is a husband permitted to marry if he has divorced his fourth wife?
Answer:
If you are counting the divorced women. If he has four wives and divorces one of them, it is not permissible for him to marry a fourth woman in her place until she completes her waiting period, because as long as she is in the waiting period, she is still connected to his marriage. The waiting period follows the marriage, so he waits until her waiting period ends, and then he marries a fourth woman.
May Allah reward you. This questioner asks: When is a husband permitted to marry if he has divorced his fourth wife?
Answer:
If you are counting the divorced women. If he has four wives and divorces one of them, it is not permissible for him to marry a fourth woman in her place until she completes her waiting period, because as long as she is in the waiting period, she is still connected to his marriage. The waiting period follows the marriage, so he waits until her waiting period ends, and then he marries a fourth woman.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، 141/119 شرح زاد المستقنع/ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com (32:37)
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