The Wife's Desire to Have Children and the Husband's Disapproval
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Question:
Her final question says: A man is married to two women. The first has children, and the second has only one child. She wants to have more children, but he is not willing. What is the ruling?
Answer:
It is obligatory for them to cooperate. He must not prevent her from having a child until they reach a mutual agreement. He must not force her to take pills or anything else, so that perhaps Allah may grant them both children. It is obligatory for her to be fair, and he must not prevent her from becoming pregnant, whether by pills or otherwise. This is because she has a right to children just as he has a right to children. It is obligatory for them to cooperate. Yes, yes, yes.
Her final question says: A man is married to two women. The first has children, and the second has only one child. She wants to have more children, but he is not willing. What is the ruling?
Answer:
It is obligatory for them to cooperate. He must not prevent her from having a child until they reach a mutual agreement. He must not force her to take pills or anything else, so that perhaps Allah may grant them both children. It is obligatory for her to be fair, and he must not prevent her from becoming pregnant, whether by pills or otherwise. This is because she has a right to children just as he has a right to children. It is obligatory for them to cooperate. Yes, yes, yes.
Source
فتاوى المسجد الحرام (شعبان ١٤١٧ هـ) - ٧ — archive.org (47:27)
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