What is the ruling on a man stipulating plural marriage as a condition at the time of marriage?
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The questioner:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. The questioner says: I stipulated at the time of marriage that I have the right to plural marriage, if it becomes feasible.
The Shaykh:
If you did not stipulate it, you have the right to plural marriage, and she cannot prevent you from it. But if she stipulated that you not marry another woman, she has the right to annul the marriage. Yes.
The questioner:
Then he says, may Allah preserve you: I stipulated this with her, and now I want to take another wife, so she is asking for annulment. Does she have the right to do so?
The Shaykh:
If she did not stipulate it, and it was not a condition on you that you not take another wife, she has the right to annul. But if she did not stipulate it on you, she cannot prevent you, and she has no right to annul.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. The questioner says: I stipulated at the time of marriage that I have the right to plural marriage, if it becomes feasible.
The Shaykh:
If you did not stipulate it, you have the right to plural marriage, and she cannot prevent you from it. But if she stipulated that you not marry another woman, she has the right to annul the marriage. Yes.
The questioner:
Then he says, may Allah preserve you: I stipulated this with her, and now I want to take another wife, so she is asking for annulment. Does she have the right to do so?
The Shaykh:
If she did not stipulate it, and it was not a condition on you that you not take another wife, she has the right to annul. But if she did not stipulate it on you, she cannot prevent you, and she has no right to annul.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [2288 -3022] ما حكم اشتراط الرجل التعدد عند الزواج؟ - الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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