What if a husband makes things difficult for his wife and says to her, "Either I divorce you, or you give your day to your co-wife?"
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The questioner : What if a husband makes things difficult for his wife by having her give up a day for him?
The Shaykh : Huh?
The questioner : Is this action permissible or not?
The Shaykh : And what do you say, people?
The questioner : Both.
The Shaykh : How?
The questioner : What is the question, O Shaykh?
The Shaykh : The question is: What if a husband makes things difficult for his wife and says to her, "Either I divorce you, or you give your day to your co-wife"? Is it permissible or not?
It is permissible, because he has the right to divorce.
The questioner : If the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) had divorced any of his wives, would she have been among the Mothers of the Believers?
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : ... It is mentioned that the Prophet did not marry her.
The Shaykh : What is it?
The questioner : The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) did not marry her, but he proposed to her and she refused. Some scholars mentioned that when 'Umar ibn al-Khattab wanted to marry her, he prevented her from marrying, so she said: "The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) did not marry her."
The Shaykh : So she said "If"?
The questioner : "The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) did not marry her," so he left her alone.
The Shaykh : No, the daughter of al-Jawn, when she was brought to him after the contract, he married her and contracted with her, but if he divorced her, she would not be among the Mothers of the Believers.
The questioner : And is it not permissible for her to marry?
The Shaykh : Yes, because Allah said:[Al-Ahzab 33:53], yes?
The questioner : May Allah reward you: In the matter of favoritism, we said: it is not permissible, but there may be a benefit. For example, after calling upon Allah the Mighty and Majestic... such that with this condition, they show favoritism in matters that align with the Shari'ah of Allah the Mighty and Majestic. If there is a benefit in showing favoritism to this unjust man, do we say that it is permissible?
The Shaykh : What is this favoritism? This is reconciling with the one you show favoritism to. Favoritism is a matter where a person, for example, gives a woman a seventh or gives her more than her right at the expense of others. Yes, O Fahd?
The questioner : He has no one else, he is married to one woman, does he establish a seventh for her?
The Shaykh : No, he stays with her for a day, or seven hours, or seven days, or seven months, or seven years, or seventy years, or seven hundred years. Yes.
The questioner : Is there no limit?
The Shaykh : There is no limit for her.
The questioner : ...
The Shaykh : No, if he marries a virgin over a previously married woman. Yes, O Adam?
The questioner : If he stands, if for example seven days remain of the days, where does he go?
The Shaykh : If he has no other wife, meaning, he transfers what is there, is there a problem if he goes to the second house?
The Shaykh : Huh?
The questioner : Is this action permissible or not?
The Shaykh : And what do you say, people?
The questioner : Both.
The Shaykh : How?
The questioner : What is the question, O Shaykh?
The Shaykh : The question is: What if a husband makes things difficult for his wife and says to her, "Either I divorce you, or you give your day to your co-wife"? Is it permissible or not?
It is permissible, because he has the right to divorce.
The questioner : If the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) had divorced any of his wives, would she have been among the Mothers of the Believers?
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : ... It is mentioned that the Prophet did not marry her.
The Shaykh : What is it?
The questioner : The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) did not marry her, but he proposed to her and she refused. Some scholars mentioned that when 'Umar ibn al-Khattab wanted to marry her, he prevented her from marrying, so she said: "The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) did not marry her."
The Shaykh : So she said "If"?
The questioner : "The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) did not marry her," so he left her alone.
The Shaykh : No, the daughter of al-Jawn, when she was brought to him after the contract, he married her and contracted with her, but if he divorced her, she would not be among the Mothers of the Believers.
The questioner : And is it not permissible for her to marry?
The Shaykh : Yes, because Allah said:
or to marry his wives after him, ever
ولا أن تنكحوا أزواجه من بعده أبداThe questioner : May Allah reward you: In the matter of favoritism, we said: it is not permissible, but there may be a benefit. For example, after calling upon Allah the Mighty and Majestic... such that with this condition, they show favoritism in matters that align with the Shari'ah of Allah the Mighty and Majestic. If there is a benefit in showing favoritism to this unjust man, do we say that it is permissible?
The Shaykh : What is this favoritism? This is reconciling with the one you show favoritism to. Favoritism is a matter where a person, for example, gives a woman a seventh or gives her more than her right at the expense of others. Yes, O Fahd?
The questioner : He has no one else, he is married to one woman, does he establish a seventh for her?
The Shaykh : No, he stays with her for a day, or seven hours, or seven days, or seven months, or seven years, or seventy years, or seven hundred years. Yes.
The questioner : Is there no limit?
The Shaykh : There is no limit for her.
The questioner : ...
The Shaykh : No, if he marries a virgin over a previously married woman. Yes, O Adam?
The questioner : If he stands, if for example seven days remain of the days, where does he go?
The Shaykh : If he has no other wife, meaning, he transfers what is there, is there a problem if he goes to the second house?