A man has children, and he is unable to marry them all off, but he married off the eldest; is this permissible?
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The questioner : Shaykh, regarding marriage, he married off some of the children, but he cannot afford to marry them all.
The Shaykh: Yes.
The questioner : So the one who is in need, meaning he married off the eldest, does that work out?
The Shaykh: Yes.
There is no god but Allah.
The questioner : A man is married to his first wife and gave her something, but when the second or third wife came, he did not give them what he used to give the first; is he required to go back and give her that?
The Shaykh : Also, according to the Egyptian saying.
In the name of Allah.
The Shaykh: Yes.
The questioner : So the one who is in need, meaning he married off the eldest, does that work out?
The Shaykh: Yes.
There is no god but Allah.
The questioner : A man is married to his first wife and gave her something, but when the second or third wife came, he did not give them what he used to give the first; is he required to go back and give her that?
The Shaykh : Also, according to the Egyptian saying.
In the name of Allah.
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