Preferring the Second Wife over the First
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Question:
This is Abu Halim, an Egyptian residing in the Kingdom. He says: What is the ruling on a husband preferring his second wife over his first? And does he sin by doing so?
Answer:
If he prefers her in the rights that are obligatory for her, then this is forbidden,[An-Nisa 4:3]. As for what exceeds the obligatory rights, it is better that he not prefer her, because this causes tension and jealousy among his wives, and he will face hardship from it. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you,
This is Abu Halim, an Egyptian residing in the Kingdom. He says: What is the ruling on a husband preferring his second wife over his first? And does he sin by doing so?
Answer:
If he prefers her in the rights that are obligatory for her, then this is forbidden,
But if you fear that you will not be just, then [marry only] one or those your right hand possesses
فَإِنْ خِفْتُمْ أَلَّا تَعْدِلُوا فَوَاحِدَةً أَوْ مَا مَلَكَتْ أَيْمَانُكُمْThe presenter:
May Allah reward you,
Source
نور على الدرب - الفوزان - 02/217 — archive.org (14:16)
The Arabic text is a machine transcription of the audio recording.