Is it permissible for a woman whose husband has married another to seek divorce if his second marriage causes her mental harm?
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The questioner : The second question asks: Is it permissible for a woman whose husband has married another to seek divorce from him if his second marriage causes her mental harm?
The Shaykh : This question also indicates, with great regret, the influence of Western ideas on Muslim women. My answer is that it is not permissible for a Muslim woman to ask her husband for a divorce simply because he wants to exercise his legal right, which is to marry another woman. I was truly pleased thatThe questioner : (female)described the harm that might befall her due to her husband's second marriage as "moral harm." I was pleased because she was cautious with this word. However, this word is, at the same time, like the words of politicians; it can be stretched, pulled, and expanded without limit, and its scope can be narrowed to whatever the speaker desires. Therefore, any word that is of this nature does not have a limited scope of meaning.The questioner : He cannot say that it is permissible for her or that it is not permissible for her, but I can remindThe questioner : (female)and those present in this assembly with his saying (peace and blessings be upon him) So thisThe questioner : questionerwho posed the question, that she may suffer moral harm, so let her reflect on this hadith: is she asking her husband for a divorce because of a harm that will befall her or has already befallen her, or not? The answer in that case is not to be taken from me, but she should take it from her Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) Then I understand from this hadith, and with it we conclude the answer to the second question And it is not without some harm that may befall her, so based on this observation, I can say that it is not permissible for a Muslim woman, if her husband wants to marry another woman, to ask him for a divorce unless she sees the harm after he marries. Now, the third question.
The Shaykh : This question also indicates, with great regret, the influence of Western ideas on Muslim women. My answer is that it is not permissible for a Muslim woman to ask her husband for a divorce simply because he wants to exercise his legal right, which is to marry another woman. I was truly pleased thatThe questioner : (female)described the harm that might befall her due to her husband's second marriage as "moral harm." I was pleased because she was cautious with this word. However, this word is, at the same time, like the words of politicians; it can be stretched, pulled, and expanded without limit, and its scope can be narrowed to whatever the speaker desires. Therefore, any word that is of this nature does not have a limited scope of meaning.The questioner : He cannot say that it is permissible for her or that it is not permissible for her, but I can remindThe questioner : (female)and those present in this assembly with his saying (peace and blessings be upon him)
Any woman who seeks divorce from her husband without a valid reason will not smell the fragrance of Paradise.
أيما امرأة طلبت من زوجها طلاقها من غير ما بأس لم ترح رائحة الجنةAny woman who asks her husband for a divorce without a valid reason will not smell the fragrance of Paradise.
أيّما امرأة طلبت من زوجها طلاقها من غير ما بأس لم ترح رائحة الجنةwithout a valid reason that has befallen her
من غير ما بأس أصابها
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