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﴿ فَاسْأَلُوا أَهْلَ الذِّكْرِ إِن كُنتُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَ ﴾

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Marriage to a Fifth Wife After One of the Wives Waives Her Right

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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. This questioner says: If a man marries four women, and one of them waives her right to financial maintenance and lodging, is it permissible for him to marry a fifth woman without divorcing that one?

Answer:
Marrying a fifth woman, this is not permissible.
Source شرح كتاب المنتقى من أخبار المصطفى صلى الله عليه وسلم، بداية من باب نهي المسافر أن يطرق أهله بقدومه ليلا — islamhouse.com (48:50)

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