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The ruling on giving a gift to the second wife without the first

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Question:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. I married a second wife, and my second wife asked me to give her a piece of gold as a morning gift, so I gave it to her. Knowing that I have not given my first wife this morning gift for fourteen years, does it become obligatory for me, Honorable Shaykh, to give my first wife the same as the second, or to compensate her with money?

Answer:
If it leads to harm or dispute, the best thing is that you settle the dispute and give it to her to prevent the dispute and contention. However, if no dispute arises, this is not obligatory for you. It is not obligatory for you to give the older wife the same gifts, morning gifts, and the like that you give the new wife. This is not required of you, except if you fear fitnah (trial, discord or temptation) and fear dispute. There is no doubt that calming things down is better than stirring up dispute. Yes.
Source 75-اللقاء الأسبوعي مع الشيخ صالح الفوزان - 28 — archive.org (1:14:42)

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