The Obligation of Justice in Financial Maintenance and Other Matters
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Fatwa No. ( 19782 )
Q: Your Eminence: I inform Your Eminence that in the year 1376 AH, I married a righteous woman, and she bore me 11 children and a daughter. Two of them, I ask Allah to make them a righteous precedent in the Hereafter, and the rest—may Allah grant us, you, and them health and safety—are alive. I married off four of the sons and the daughter after they completed their university studies. The sons, each of them, have lived in separate housing with their wives since the year 1405 AH. Their mother was afflicted with a mental illness and a physical illness, which caused her to completely reject me. I took her to several psychiatric and general hospitals, seeking her cure from Allah the Exalted, and I am patient with what Allah has decreed for us. I did not consider marrying another woman for two reasons:
First: in hope of her recovery. Second: out of consideration for the children's circumstances, so that I could care for them, after Allah, during their mother's illness. In the year 1415 AH, after the sons had married and their mother's illness had worsened, they forced me to marry. Given my strong desire for that, and yielding to their wish after they had grown up and I had become reassured about them, as the youngest among them is now 18 years old, I then married another woman, who is also righteous, and she bore me a daughter. I and she live in separate housing, and the mother of the first children lives with her children who have not yet married in separate housing. The two residences are adjacent. I provide for them in terms of housing, food, clothing, education, and everything they need in life, and I follow up on them and guide them in what is beneficial for their religion and their faith. After my marriage to the second wife, the first mother's physical health improved, and her mental health to some extent. So, is there anything required of me regarding my permanent residence with the second wife? Knowing that the mother of the first children did not object and did not discuss anything with me. Please inform us, may Allah reward you with good.
A: Justice in dividing your time between the two wives mentioned is obligatory upon you, and it is not permissible for you to do otherwise unless the other wife gives you permission.
And success is from Allah, and may Allah send prayers and blessings upon our Prophet Muhammad, his family, and his Companions.
Q: Your Eminence: I inform Your Eminence that in the year 1376 AH, I married a righteous woman, and she bore me 11 children and a daughter. Two of them, I ask Allah to make them a righteous precedent in the Hereafter, and the rest—may Allah grant us, you, and them health and safety—are alive. I married off four of the sons and the daughter after they completed their university studies. The sons, each of them, have lived in separate housing with their wives since the year 1405 AH. Their mother was afflicted with a mental illness and a physical illness, which caused her to completely reject me. I took her to several psychiatric and general hospitals, seeking her cure from Allah the Exalted, and I am patient with what Allah has decreed for us. I did not consider marrying another woman for two reasons:
First: in hope of her recovery. Second: out of consideration for the children's circumstances, so that I could care for them, after Allah, during their mother's illness. In the year 1415 AH, after the sons had married and their mother's illness had worsened, they forced me to marry. Given my strong desire for that, and yielding to their wish after they had grown up and I had become reassured about them, as the youngest among them is now 18 years old, I then married another woman, who is also righteous, and she bore me a daughter. I and she live in separate housing, and the mother of the first children lives with her children who have not yet married in separate housing. The two residences are adjacent. I provide for them in terms of housing, food, clothing, education, and everything they need in life, and I follow up on them and guide them in what is beneficial for their religion and their faith. After my marriage to the second wife, the first mother's physical health improved, and her mental health to some extent. So, is there anything required of me regarding my permanent residence with the second wife? Knowing that the mother of the first children did not object and did not discuss anything with me. Please inform us, may Allah reward you with good.
A: Justice in dividing your time between the two wives mentioned is obligatory upon you, and it is not permissible for you to do otherwise unless the other wife gives you permission.
And success is from Allah, and may Allah send prayers and blessings upon our Prophet Muhammad, his family, and his Companions.
Source
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