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﴿ فَاسْأَلُوا أَهْلَ الذِّكْرِ إِن كُنتُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَ ﴾

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The wife’s condition in the marriage contract that her husband not marry another woman

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

Answer:
Yes, this is permissible. What is prohibited is for a woman to ask for a divorce so that he can marry her.
Source شرح كتاب المنتقى من أخبار المصطفى صلى الله عليه وسلم، بداية من باب نكاح الشغار — islamhouse.com (54:02)

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