He says in his letter, which is long, and this is its summary: I have two wives in the 'Asir region, and their fathers prevent them from traveling with him, and he remains away from them for several months. Does he commit a sin in that or not?
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The questioner : I said that the letter is long and I summarized it as follows.
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : He has two wives in the 'Asir region, and their fathers prevent them from traveling with him, and he remains away from them for several months. Does he commit a sin in that or not?
The Shaykh : If it was stipulated in the contract that he not travel with them, then their fathers have the right to prevent him from traveling with them, unless they choose to travel with him. If they choose to travel with him, it is forbidden for their fathers to prevent them, because the right belongs to them.
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : That is, the right belongs to the two wives. And if that was not stipulated for him, then the husband is the master of his wife. So if he travels and asks his two wives to travel with him, it is obligatory for them to travel with him, and it is forbidden for them and for their father to refuse. If they refuse, or if their fathers prevent them, then he has no blame if he travels and is delayed from them, because the marital defiance is, in reality, from them.
The questioner : A letter was received for the program from 'Ali al-Zahrani from the Ministry of Interior.
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : He has two wives in the 'Asir region, and their fathers prevent them from traveling with him, and he remains away from them for several months. Does he commit a sin in that or not?
The Shaykh : If it was stipulated in the contract that he not travel with them, then their fathers have the right to prevent him from traveling with them, unless they choose to travel with him. If they choose to travel with him, it is forbidden for their fathers to prevent them, because the right belongs to them.
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : That is, the right belongs to the two wives. And if that was not stipulated for him, then the husband is the master of his wife. So if he travels and asks his two wives to travel with him, it is obligatory for them to travel with him, and it is forbidden for them and for their father to refuse. If they refuse, or if their fathers prevent them, then he has no blame if he travels and is delayed from them, because the marital defiance is, in reality, from them.
The questioner : A letter was received for the program from 'Ali al-Zahrani from the Ministry of Interior.