The Ruling on Marrying a Second Wife and the Condition of the First Wife’s Consent
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The questioner:
Does marrying a second wife require the consent of the first wife as a legal condition? And what do you advise the one who is about to marry a second wife? If she made it a condition in the contract that he not marry another woman over her.
The Shaykh:
Then he must keep his promise to her. However, if she did not make it a condition in the contract, he may marry even if she does not agree.
She has no right to object, because this is something Allah has made permissible for him. Allah the Exalted said:[An-Nisa 4:3] If he has the capacity to be just between the wives as Allah has prescribed justice in this matter, or obligated justice in it, then it is a case of what Allah has permitted for him, and his wife has no right to object. But if he marries another, it is not permissible for him to be with one wife and neglect the other; rather, he must be just. Allah the Exalted said: [An-Nisa 4:3] So be just, because injustice in this matter and inclining toward one of the two wives in the right that Allah has obligated justice in is considered oppression. It has come in the hadith:
The questioner:
What is your advice to the one who is about to marry a second wife?
The Shaykh:
Well, that he has
Does marrying a second wife require the consent of the first wife as a legal condition? And what do you advise the one who is about to marry a second wife? If she made it a condition in the contract that he not marry another woman over her.
The Shaykh:
Then he must keep his promise to her. However, if she did not make it a condition in the contract, he may marry even if she does not agree.
She has no right to object, because this is something Allah has made permissible for him. Allah the Exalted said:
marry those that please you of [other] women
فَانكِحُوا مَا طَابَ لَكُم مِّنَ النِّسَاءِBut if you fear that you will not be just
فَإِنْ خِفْتُمْ أَلَّا تَعْدِلُواWhoever has two wives and inclines toward one of them will come on the Day of Resurrection with one side of his body tilted, as a punishment for him. May Allah reward you with good.
من كان له زوجتان فمال الى احداهما جاء يوم القيامه وشقه مائل عقوبه له. جزاكم الله خيرا.The questioner:
What is your advice to the one who is about to marry a second wife?
The Shaykh:
Well, that he has
Source
نور على الدرب - الفوزان - 01/137 — archive.org (9:46)
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