Does a man who wants to marry a second wife, and whose first wife agrees, but whose mother refuses, have the right to do so?
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The questioner : ... .
The Shaykh : As for your saying "from the second," that is a mistake. We say "from the second," what do you mean?
The questioner : The mother is refusing the principle of marrying a second wife entirely!
The Shaykh : The first one.
The questioner : And you were born.
The Shaykh : And you were born, and his wife.
The questioner : His wife is agreeing.
The Shaykh: Yes.
The questioner : His mother is refusing the matter entirely; she is refusing the principle from the very beginning, and he is in need?
The Shaykh : In truth, regarding the mother's refusal of polygamy, it must be examined with her from the Sharia perspective, meaning: is she refusing the Sharia ruling? That is a very serious matter!
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : Or is she not refusing it, and she accepts it, as all Muslim women accept the principle of polygamy, but they do not like it? If it is the first case, he should not listen to her at all.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : If it is the second case, which is the norm for Muslim women, then one looks at the son who wants to practice polygamy, and he is in one of two states: either he is compelled, in which case he should not pay attention to his mother either; he should not pay attention to his mother, nor obey her. But if it is not a case of compulsion, but rather a case of realizing a matter prescribed in the Qur'an[An-Nisa 4:3], then he must obey his mother. It is clear.
The questioner : Yes, our Shaykh, we said he fears fitnah (trial, discord or temptation) for himself.
The Shaykh : I have given you the answer.
The questioner : Okay, is ... from compulsion?
The Shaykh : Of course.
The Shaykh : As for your saying "from the second," that is a mistake. We say "from the second," what do you mean?
The questioner : The mother is refusing the principle of marrying a second wife entirely!
The Shaykh : The first one.
The questioner : And you were born.
The Shaykh : And you were born, and his wife.
The questioner : His wife is agreeing.
The Shaykh: Yes.
The questioner : His mother is refusing the matter entirely; she is refusing the principle from the very beginning, and he is in need?
The Shaykh : In truth, regarding the mother's refusal of polygamy, it must be examined with her from the Sharia perspective, meaning: is she refusing the Sharia ruling? That is a very serious matter!
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : Or is she not refusing it, and she accepts it, as all Muslim women accept the principle of polygamy, but they do not like it? If it is the first case, he should not listen to her at all.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : If it is the second case, which is the norm for Muslim women, then one looks at the son who wants to practice polygamy, and he is in one of two states: either he is compelled, in which case he should not pay attention to his mother either; he should not pay attention to his mother, nor obey her. But if it is not a case of compulsion, but rather a case of realizing a matter prescribed in the Qur'an
then marry those that please you of [other] women, two or three or four
فانكحوا ما طاب لكم من النساء مثني و ثلاث و رباعThe questioner : Yes, our Shaykh, we said he fears fitnah (trial, discord or temptation) for himself.
The Shaykh : I have given you the answer.
The questioner : Okay, is ... from compulsion?
The Shaykh : Of course.
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