Is justice between wives required in every matter?
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The questioner : What is disliked? It is disliked to delay the seven-day or three-day periods from the congregational prayer and other serious duties that he used to perform. Al-Shafi'i refuted this, and Al-Rafi'i said this applies during the day, but not at night, because the recommended practice is to exit through their doors. The companions of the school stated that one should equalize between wives in going to the congregation and in other serious duties; he should go out on all their nights or not go out at all. If he is able, it is forbidden for him to delay.
The Shaykh : Yes, this is based on the assumption that it is a recommended practice. It is not permissible to delay the congregational prayer.
The questioner : Do not mislead me.
The Shaykh : No, it is not permissible to delay the congregation at night either, neither at night nor during the day.
But he pointed to a specific issue: in voluntary acts, does he equalize between the women? For example, if it is one woman's night, he performs ablution and prays until Fajr, yes. Yes, indeed. And with the second one, he sleeps with her. Do we say that he is obligated to equalize between them in this matter? Yes.
It appears that it is obligatory. That is, if he intends to be among the ascetics in one night and not in the other, this is not permissible. However, if it is unintentional, and a person has different states where he has a desire for worship and prayer, and it happens that he has that desire on that particular night, there is no harm. Also, in reality, the issue of justice is difficult in every matter. For example, if a person is invited to a wedding feast on one of the wives' nights, do we say he should not go to the feast unless he has spent a similar night with the other? He cannot do that. Likewise, he may be with his companions every night; on some nights the conversation or discussion or something similar on a certain issue may be prolonged, and he delays with the other. There is no harm in this if he did not intend it. But if he intended it, it is not permissible because he is able to avoid it.
The questioner : Intercourse during the day, and consequently at night. For example, if the house is near the house, and in the morning, meaning he also stays during the trial, and the morning is a time there, without change except for the time, meaning there is no coordination. Does it mean during the day? Intercourse during the day. Yes, indeed.
The Shaykh : Is it permissible?
The questioner : It is truly with permission, meaning I remember the permission.
The Shaykh : I did not understand the matter.
The questioner : It is like.
The Shaykh : Ratoon: Do you mean two wives?
The questioner : Or something like that, and he took permission from
The Shaykh : The scholars say that the basis of this is at night, but they said it is not permissible for him to have intercourse with a woman on the day of her sister unless it is his custom among them, in which case there is no harm.
The questioner : And you said.
The Shaykh : And this issue is simple even during the day, because if this woman knows that he went to the other one on her day and had intercourse with her, she will be jealous of that and will not accept it.
The questioner : Does it mean the whole day, meaning the whole night and day, is for one person?
The Shaykh : Yes, that is the default, but the scholars say the basis is the night. The basis, the default, is the night.
The Shaykh : Yes, this is based on the assumption that it is a recommended practice. It is not permissible to delay the congregational prayer.
The questioner : Do not mislead me.
The Shaykh : No, it is not permissible to delay the congregation at night either, neither at night nor during the day.
But he pointed to a specific issue: in voluntary acts, does he equalize between the women? For example, if it is one woman's night, he performs ablution and prays until Fajr, yes. Yes, indeed. And with the second one, he sleeps with her. Do we say that he is obligated to equalize between them in this matter? Yes.
It appears that it is obligatory. That is, if he intends to be among the ascetics in one night and not in the other, this is not permissible. However, if it is unintentional, and a person has different states where he has a desire for worship and prayer, and it happens that he has that desire on that particular night, there is no harm. Also, in reality, the issue of justice is difficult in every matter. For example, if a person is invited to a wedding feast on one of the wives' nights, do we say he should not go to the feast unless he has spent a similar night with the other? He cannot do that. Likewise, he may be with his companions every night; on some nights the conversation or discussion or something similar on a certain issue may be prolonged, and he delays with the other. There is no harm in this if he did not intend it. But if he intended it, it is not permissible because he is able to avoid it.
The questioner : Intercourse during the day, and consequently at night. For example, if the house is near the house, and in the morning, meaning he also stays during the trial, and the morning is a time there, without change except for the time, meaning there is no coordination. Does it mean during the day? Intercourse during the day. Yes, indeed.
The Shaykh : Is it permissible?
The questioner : It is truly with permission, meaning I remember the permission.
The Shaykh : I did not understand the matter.
The questioner : It is like.
The Shaykh : Ratoon: Do you mean two wives?
The questioner : Or something like that, and he took permission from
The Shaykh : The scholars say that the basis of this is at night, but they said it is not permissible for him to have intercourse with a woman on the day of her sister unless it is his custom among them, in which case there is no harm.
The questioner : And you said.
The Shaykh : And this issue is simple even during the day, because if this woman knows that he went to the other one on her day and had intercourse with her, she will be jealous of that and will not accept it.
The questioner : Does it mean the whole day, meaning the whole night and day, is for one person?
The Shaykh : Yes, that is the default, but the scholars say the basis is the night. The basis, the default, is the night.
Source
قناة «فضيلة الشيخ محمد بن صالح العثيمين»، 2068 - 4600 هل يكون العدل بين الزوجات في كل شيء؟ ابن عثيمين — youtube.com
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