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﴿ فَاسْأَلُوا أَهْلَ الذِّكْرِ إِن كُنتُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَ ﴾

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Justice between wives does not include the matter of sexual intercourse

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Question:
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh. A questioner says: A man is married to three women and he is just with them in lodging, but his desire for sexual intercourse differs among them. He asks: Is that permissible for him, and does it contradict justice?

Answer:
He does not have control over that; he does not have control over that. Justice is in clothing, financial maintenance, and lodging; that is the required justice. As for sexual inclination, he does not have control over it. For this reason, the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) would divide [his time] and say: “O Allah, this is my division in what I control, so do not hold me accountable for what You control and I do not control.” He loved Aisha more than the others; the heart’s desire is such that a person cannot love his wives equally. Yes.
Source قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، 505- العدل بين الزوجات لا يشمل أمر الجماع - صالح الفوزان — youtube.com

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