The covenant between husband and wife not to marry after the death of the other
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The questioner:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, a man and his wife made a covenant with each other that neither would marry if the other died,
The Shaykh:
We seek refuge in Allah.
The questioner:
and the husband has died, and this woman is [left].
The Shaykh:
There is no issue with him. It is not permissible to make a covenant not to marry. It prevents what Allah has made permissible. It is not permissible. Then, after his wife dies, he is restricted after her death from marrying. This is not permissible. And he restricts her from marrying after him. This is forbidden; it is not permissible. She may marry. Yes.
The questioner:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success.
The Shaykh:
The Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) is the one whose wives did not marry after him because they are his wives in Paradise, because they are his wives in Paradise (may Allah be pleased with them), but as for others, there is no harm in their marrying; rather, it is recommended that widows marry. Yes.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, a man and his wife made a covenant with each other that neither would marry if the other died,
The Shaykh:
We seek refuge in Allah.
The questioner:
and the husband has died, and this woman is [left].
The Shaykh:
There is no issue with him. It is not permissible to make a covenant not to marry. It prevents what Allah has made permissible. It is not permissible. Then, after his wife dies, he is restricted after her death from marrying. This is not permissible. And he restricts her from marrying after him. This is forbidden; it is not permissible. She may marry. Yes.
The questioner:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success.
The Shaykh:
The Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) is the one whose wives did not marry after him because they are his wives in Paradise, because they are his wives in Paradise (may Allah be pleased with them), but as for others, there is no harm in their marrying; rather, it is recommended that widows marry. Yes.
Source
المنتقى من أخبار سيد المرسلين 27-04-1437هـ — alfawzan.live (1:04:21)
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