The first wife requesting the divorce of the second and leaving the marital home
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The questioner:
O Shaykh, I have three questions. May Allah grant you success.
The presenter:
Please. The first question.
The questioner:
The first question: I have been married for thirty-six years. What happened, may Allah prolong your life, is that I married a second wife, and my first wife went to her parents' home and has stayed there until now for a year. It has come to the point where she wants to return, may Allah prolong your life, and she has requested the divorce of my second wife. Is this permissible, O Shaykh?
The Shaykh:
This is not permissible for her, and this is marital defiance. This is marital defiance, and it is not permissible for her to do so. She is required to return. Likewise, you are required to be just between the two wives, to be just in financial maintenance, clothing, and housing.
The questioner:
If Allah wills.
The Shaykh:
Be patient, my brother. You are required to fulfill the obligatory rights of the wives that are upon you. Be just between them. It is not permissible for any one of them to be arrogant or to demand the divorce of your other wife. This is a matter that is not permissible and is prohibited. Allah has permitted plural marriage for the benefit of women more than for the benefit of men. Yes.
O Shaykh, I have three questions. May Allah grant you success.
The presenter:
Please. The first question.
The questioner:
The first question: I have been married for thirty-six years. What happened, may Allah prolong your life, is that I married a second wife, and my first wife went to her parents' home and has stayed there until now for a year. It has come to the point where she wants to return, may Allah prolong your life, and she has requested the divorce of my second wife. Is this permissible, O Shaykh?
The Shaykh:
This is not permissible for her, and this is marital defiance. This is marital defiance, and it is not permissible for her to do so. She is required to return. Likewise, you are required to be just between the two wives, to be just in financial maintenance, clothing, and housing.
The questioner:
If Allah wills.
The Shaykh:
Be patient, my brother. You are required to fulfill the obligatory rights of the wives that are upon you. Be just between them. It is not permissible for any one of them to be arrogant or to demand the divorce of your other wife. This is a matter that is not permissible and is prohibited. Allah has permitted plural marriage for the benefit of women more than for the benefit of men. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، برنامج (فتاوى) (067) لمعالي الشيخ صالح الفوزان بتاريخ [1435-11-01] - كبار العلماء — youtube.com (34:30)
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