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﴿ فَاسْأَلُوا أَهْلَ الذِّكْرِ إِن كُنتُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَ ﴾

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A wife requesting divorce if her husband marries another woman

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Question:
Does a wife have the right to request a divorce from her husband if he marries another woman and houses her with her in her home, causing her distress and mental fatigue?

Answer:
She does not have that right if he is just, if he is just in her rights or is just, she does not have the right to request it. But if he is unjust toward her, she has the right to request it. It is possible to compel him. To secure from the state or from scholars a general ruling that he should not marry except by mentioning a non-Muslim woman who is not protected, but if they are Muslims, then who regulates their universities regarding her legislation. This was issued by the state
Source ندوات الجامع الكبير مع الأسئلة - ٧١ — archive.org (1:11:14)

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