The ruling on writing the house in the name of the first wife
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The questioner:
A questioner says: I am married to three wives, and my first wife joined me in purchasing the land and building the house. After that, I married the second and third wives. My wife is now demanding that I write the entire house in her name. Will I be unjust to the other children and wives if I write the house in her name? Please note that she completed the house afterward with her own money, so her share in the house is greater than my share. I tried many times to get her to accept that I return the amounts I paid and let her co-wives live with her, each in a separate apartment, so that it would be easier for me to follow up on the children and care for their affairs, but she refused that completely. He says: I would like guidance and advice from the Honorable Shaykh.
The Shaykh:
The house is your property; you dispose of it in a manner that conforms to the Shari'ah. No one has the right to object to you or prevent you from doing so, because it is your property. Yes.
The questioner:
She paid, Shaykh.
The Shaykh:
You pay her what she paid; you return to her what she paid, and the house is your property. Yes.
A questioner says: I am married to three wives, and my first wife joined me in purchasing the land and building the house. After that, I married the second and third wives. My wife is now demanding that I write the entire house in her name. Will I be unjust to the other children and wives if I write the house in her name? Please note that she completed the house afterward with her own money, so her share in the house is greater than my share. I tried many times to get her to accept that I return the amounts I paid and let her co-wives live with her, each in a separate apartment, so that it would be easier for me to follow up on the children and care for their affairs, but she refused that completely. He says: I would like guidance and advice from the Honorable Shaykh.
The Shaykh:
The house is your property; you dispose of it in a manner that conforms to the Shari'ah. No one has the right to object to you or prevent you from doing so, because it is your property. Yes.
The questioner:
She paid, Shaykh.
The Shaykh:
You pay her what she paid; you return to her what she paid, and the house is your property. Yes.
Source
قناة «إذاعة القرآن الكريم»، نورعلى الدرب مع معالي الشيخ صالح الفوزان ح7514 — youtube.com (13:23)
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