Consulting the First Wife Regarding Her Husband’s Marriage to a Second
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Question:
This questioner says: Our Shaykh, may Allah preserve you, in our land there is ignorance and shirk (associating partners with Allah). So I proposed to my wife that I marry a Salafi student of knowledge through whom Allah may benefit the land and its people, and this is my intention. What is your advice to my wife?
Answer:
Is she obedient to her husband? Is she not obedient? Marry another woman over her. Whatever you do, do not confront your wife. Marry, praise be to Allah, and do not consult her. Do not wrong her; give her her rights, but do not consult her. If she does not want a second wife, do not consult her, but do not wrong her; give her her rights. Marrying is something Allah has made permissible for you. Do not look to your wife’s approval or lack of approval. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you,
This questioner says: Our Shaykh, may Allah preserve you, in our land there is ignorance and shirk (associating partners with Allah). So I proposed to my wife that I marry a Salafi student of knowledge through whom Allah may benefit the land and its people, and this is my intention. What is your advice to my wife?
Answer:
Is she obedient to her husband? Is she not obedient? Marry another woman over her. Whatever you do, do not confront your wife. Marry, praise be to Allah, and do not consult her. Do not wrong her; give her her rights, but do not consult her. If she does not want a second wife, do not consult her, but do not wrong her; give her her rights. Marrying is something Allah has made permissible for you. Do not look to your wife’s approval or lack of approval. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you,
Source
شرح أحاديث في الفتن والحوادث، باب التغرب في الفتنة — islamhouse.com (45:38)
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