Justice Between Wives in Love
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, this questioner says: Is it obligatory to be just between wives in love?
Answer:
No one is able to be just between wives in love[An-Nisa 4:129] meaning in love, so he is unable to be just, but he must not lean toward the one he loves and give her more than the others in maintenance, clothing, or housing; he must be just between them. Yes.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, this questioner says: Is it obligatory to be just between wives in love?
Answer:
No one is able to be just between wives in love
And you will never be able to be equal [in feeling] between wives, even if you should strive [to do so]
وَلَن تَسْتَطِيعُوا أَن تَعْدِلُوا بَيْنَ النِّسَاءِ وَلَوْ حَرَصْتُمْ
Source
شرح إغاثة اللهفان من مصائد الشيطان لابن القيم، فصل ومن مكايده التي بلغ فيها مراده : مكيدة التحليل — islamhouse.com (1:12:09)
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