Marrying a second wife for one who resides far from his first wife
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Question:
I reside in the Kingdom, and I go down to my country every year and a half for three months. I want to marry a second woman here. Does my marriage involve injustice to the other? And is it obligatory for the first wife and the parents?
Answer:
Glory be to Allah, this is your right, my brother. No one can prevent you from it, not your father, not your mother, and not your wife. No one can prevent you. This is your right, but on the condition that you act justly between the two wives. On the condition that you act justly between the two wives. The justice that is the provision, clothing, housing, and lodging. If they are in one country, you divide it among them. If you provide justice, then no one can prevent you from marrying another, a second, or a third. Yes.
I reside in the Kingdom, and I go down to my country every year and a half for three months. I want to marry a second woman here. Does my marriage involve injustice to the other? And is it obligatory for the first wife and the parents?
Answer:
Glory be to Allah, this is your right, my brother. No one can prevent you from it, not your father, not your mother, and not your wife. No one can prevent you. This is your right, but on the condition that you act justly between the two wives. On the condition that you act justly between the two wives. The justice that is the provision, clothing, housing, and lodging. If they are in one country, you divide it among them. If you provide justice, then no one can prevent you from marrying another, a second, or a third. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، 141/115 شرح زاد المستقنع/ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com (52:33)
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