A man who is married to more than one woman: does he have to visit them all in one night without the permission of the wife whose turn it is, or is permission required?
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The questioner : O Shaykh, this question is completely different from the questions we have posed to your eminence.
The Shaykh : Please go ahead.
The questioner : And he says that one of the brothers is presenting this question, saying: A man is married to more than one woman, and he visits them, meaning in one night. He asks: What is the ruling on that? And does he consult the one who...
The Shaykh : Intercourse with her during her turn.
The questioner : Yes, meaning the one whose turn it is.
The Shaykh : In her allotted share.
The questioner : Yes, that is correct.
The Shaykh : Yes, I say that if he is able to visit them all, then I say there is no harm in that. Then there is no need for consultation, because the intention, if he visits them all, is that he should stay overnight with the wife whose turn it is. As for seeking permission, the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) visited his nine wives in one night, and he was just in the division. And as came in the Sunan of Abu Dawud, even with a chain containing weakness, that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) used to say:Sunan Abi Dawud 2134 So the Messenger (peace be upon him) was just. Therefore, when he visited his wives in one night, he certainly did not seek permission from the wife whose turn it was. So this is a permissible matter, and there is absolutely no harm in it. But I do not know if he is being just in the other aspects.
The questioner : The one who posed the question might say: This is a specific privilege of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him).
The Shaykh : And one who responds to him might say: What is the evidence? Specific privileges claimed for the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) are not permissible to be claimed arbitrarily. Rather, there must be evidence for that, otherwise the example (uswah) is invalidated, and the principle in it is to follow him (peace be upon him). So all the scholars say: The principle in everything that came from the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) is that it should be followed, except for what evidence establishes as being among his specific privileges. As for mere claim, especially by guesswork, it may be that this is among his specific privileges, but it contradicts, yet it is an argument with truth, and it may not be among his specific privileges. So which of the two guesses is more likely? Without doubt, what is the principle is more likely. And whoever claims otherwise, upon him is the evidence. And without that, in what we are discussing, it is like spinning the thorn, as it is said.
The Shaykh : Please go ahead.
The questioner : And he says that one of the brothers is presenting this question, saying: A man is married to more than one woman, and he visits them, meaning in one night. He asks: What is the ruling on that? And does he consult the one who...
The Shaykh : Intercourse with her during her turn.
The questioner : Yes, meaning the one whose turn it is.
The Shaykh : In her allotted share.
The questioner : Yes, that is correct.
The Shaykh : Yes, I say that if he is able to visit them all, then I say there is no harm in that. Then there is no need for consultation, because the intention, if he visits them all, is that he should stay overnight with the wife whose turn it is. As for seeking permission, the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) visited his nine wives in one night, and he was just in the division. And as came in the Sunan of Abu Dawud, even with a chain containing weakness, that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) used to say:
O Allah, this is my division concerning what I control, so do not blame me concerning what You control and I do not.
اللهم هذا قسمي فيما أملك فلا تؤاخذني فيما لا أملكThe questioner : The one who posed the question might say: This is a specific privilege of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him).
The Shaykh : And one who responds to him might say: What is the evidence? Specific privileges claimed for the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) are not permissible to be claimed arbitrarily. Rather, there must be evidence for that, otherwise the example (uswah) is invalidated, and the principle in it is to follow him (peace be upon him). So all the scholars say: The principle in everything that came from the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) is that it should be followed, except for what evidence establishes as being among his specific privileges. As for mere claim, especially by guesswork, it may be that this is among his specific privileges, but it contradicts, yet it is an argument with truth, and it may not be among his specific privileges. So which of the two guesses is more likely? Without doubt, what is the principle is more likely. And whoever claims otherwise, upon him is the evidence. And without that, in what we are discussing, it is like spinning the thorn, as it is said.
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