The ruling on a husband performing Hajj with one of his wives and the other wife’s claim
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Question:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, if a man has two wives and he performs Hajj with one of them, does the other wife have the right to demand that he travel with her for the same duration that the Hajj took with her co-wife? It is known that the overnight stays during the Hajj were not in the same place; that is, the husband was with the men and the wife was with the women.
Answer:
The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), when he wanted to travel, would draw lots among his wives, and whichever one’s lot was drawn, he would travel with her. So if he wanted to perform Hajj or anything else, he would draw lots among them, and whoever’s lot was drawn, he would go with her, and then the second one, likewise, he would perform Hajj with her after that, unless they all agreed and one of them said, “I am forgiving you; I welcome you before me,” in which case there is no harm. Otherwise, it is obligatory to draw lots so that he goes with the one whose lot is drawn, whether for Hajj or otherwise, because justice is obligatory. And the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), when he wanted to travel, would draw lots among the women, so he drew lots for them, and A’ishah’s lot was drawn, so he traveled with her.
He says: Honorable Shaykh, if a man has two wives and he performs Hajj with one of them, does the other wife have the right to demand that he travel with her for the same duration that the Hajj took with her co-wife? It is known that the overnight stays during the Hajj were not in the same place; that is, the husband was with the men and the wife was with the women.
Answer:
The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), when he wanted to travel, would draw lots among his wives, and whichever one’s lot was drawn, he would travel with her. So if he wanted to perform Hajj or anything else, he would draw lots among them, and whoever’s lot was drawn, he would go with her, and then the second one, likewise, he would perform Hajj with her after that, unless they all agreed and one of them said, “I am forgiving you; I welcome you before me,” in which case there is no harm. Otherwise, it is obligatory to draw lots so that he goes with the one whose lot is drawn, whether for Hajj or otherwise, because justice is obligatory. And the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), when he wanted to travel, would draw lots among the women, so he drew lots for them, and A’ishah’s lot was drawn, so he traveled with her.
Source
أسباب الثبات أمام الفتن — islamhouse.com (48:09)
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