How is justice achieved between wives?
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The questioner : How is justice achieved between wives?
The Shaykh : Justice between wives is achieved by not treating one of them differently from the other in what you are able to control and do. For example, you do not give one ten and the other twenty, or give one a beautiful garment and the other an average one, or give one jewelry and not the other, or be gentle with one and not with the other. Anything you are able to do in terms of justice, if you incline toward one of them, it is considered injustice and oppression, and you are exposing yourself to the punishment mentioned by the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him).
As for what is beyond your capacity, such as the love of the heart and the inclination of the heart, and what results from that in terms of intimacy during sexual relations and the like, this is a matter beyond your control. Allah the Exalted said:[Al-Baqarah 2:286].
The questioner : May Allah bless you.
The questioner : Does Allah the Mighty and Majestic write the manner of death for a person, that is, how they die, whether by illness or accident? I hope for your guidance.
The Shaykh : Yes, Allah writes all of that. There is nothing in the heavens or on the earth that is not written with Allah. Allah the Exalted said:[Al-An'am 6:59] Every thing is written with Allah the Mighty and Majestic, even a thorn that strikes a person is written with Allah.
The Shaykh : Justice between wives is achieved by not treating one of them differently from the other in what you are able to control and do. For example, you do not give one ten and the other twenty, or give one a beautiful garment and the other an average one, or give one jewelry and not the other, or be gentle with one and not with the other. Anything you are able to do in terms of justice, if you incline toward one of them, it is considered injustice and oppression, and you are exposing yourself to the punishment mentioned by the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him).
As for what is beyond your capacity, such as the love of the heart and the inclination of the heart, and what results from that in terms of intimacy during sexual relations and the like, this is a matter beyond your control. Allah the Exalted said:
Allah does not charge a soul except [with that within] its capacity
لا يُكَلِّفُ اللَّهُ نَفْسًا إِلَّا وُسْعَهَاThe questioner : May Allah bless you.
The questioner : Does Allah the Mighty and Majestic write the manner of death for a person, that is, how they die, whether by illness or accident? I hope for your guidance.
The Shaykh : Yes, Allah writes all of that. There is nothing in the heavens or on the earth that is not written with Allah. Allah the Exalted said: