The husband’s condition that his wife relinquish her right to equality in exchange for him keeping her
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. A questioner says: Is it permissible for a man who does not want to divorce his wife to condition that if he wants to keep her and not divorce her, she must relinquish her right to equality in gifts with the other wife? If she agrees, is that valid?
Answer:
Yes, this happened with Sawdah and her husband, the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him). He (peace and blessings be upon him) wanted to divorce her, so she offered to give her night to A’ishah so that he would not divorce her, and he (peace and blessings be upon him) accepted.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. A questioner says: Is it permissible for a man who does not want to divorce his wife to condition that if he wants to keep her and not divorce her, she must relinquish her right to equality in gifts with the other wife? If she agrees, is that valid?
Answer:
Yes, this happened with Sawdah and her husband, the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him). He (peace and blessings be upon him) wanted to divorce her, so she offered to give her night to A’ishah so that he would not divorce her, and he (peace and blessings be upon him) accepted.
Source
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