What is the ruling on women’s dislike of plural marriage?
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The questioner:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, some women say they dislike plural marriage, so what is the ruling on this?
The Shaykh:
And what is the ruling on plural marriage?
The questioner:
There is no dislike.
The Shaykh:
If it is a natural dislike, a woman’s nature is that she does not want a co-wife; she wants to be alone with her husband. This is a natural dislike. But if she dislikes it religiously, disliking what Allah has legislated, that is disbelief (kufr),[Muhammad 47:9]. However, if she dislikes it with a natural dislike, not wanting a co-wife and wanting to live alone with her husband, that does no harm; that is the nature of women.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, some women say they dislike plural marriage, so what is the ruling on this?
The Shaykh:
And what is the ruling on plural marriage?
The questioner:
There is no dislike.
The Shaykh:
If it is a natural dislike, a woman’s nature is that she does not want a co-wife; she wants to be alone with her husband. This is a natural dislike. But if she dislikes it religiously, disliking what Allah has legislated, that is disbelief (kufr),
That is because they disliked what Allah revealed, so He rendered worthless their deeds.
ذَٰلِكَ بِأَنَّهُمْ كَرِهُوا مَا أَنزَلَ اللَّهُ فَأَحْبَطَ أَعْمَالَهُمْ
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [417 -3022] ما حكم كراهية النساء للتعدد؟ - الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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