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﴿ فَاسْأَلُوا أَهْلَ الذِّكْرِ إِن كُنتُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَ ﴾

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A woman stipulating in the marriage contract that her husband not take another wife

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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. This questioner says: Is it permissible in the Shari'ah for a woman to stipulate in the marriage contract that her husband not take another wife?

Answer:
No, she does not prevent what is lawful, but she stipulates that he be just. Yes.
Source شرح إغاثة اللهفان من مصائد الشيطان لابن القيم، ذكر الآثار عن التابعين — islamhouse.com (1:07:01)

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