Some of the common people, if they marry a virgin in addition to a previously married woman, do they take leave from work?
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The Shaykh : Yes?
The questioner : Some of the common people, Shaykh, if a man marries a new virgin in addition to his wife, he takes a week off from work and does not work. He only prays in the mosque and returns home, and he cites this hadith as evidence. Is the intended meaning of "staying" this, Shaykh, or what?
The Shaykh : No, no, look: It did not say: "Then he went out to the market." This staying is with regard to the division, yes. But some people, some of the married men, say that if he marries, the Fajr prayer is dropped from him on the first night, either absolutely or with the congregation. Yes?
The questioner : The apparent...
The Shaykh : Yes, and they cite the statement of the jurists: "A man to whom a bride is brought is excused from leaving the congregation and the Friday prayer." What the jurists said is not our custom today. The custom of the jurists was that the wife would come to her husband's house, and he would look at her in the house. They said: He is excused because if he went to pray, his heart would be preoccupied with this woman. He says: Perhaps they would come to the house and not find me. That is difficult. But the custom of people today is not like that.
The questioner : Some of the common people, Shaykh, if a man marries a new virgin in addition to his wife, he takes a week off from work and does not work. He only prays in the mosque and returns home, and he cites this hadith as evidence. Is the intended meaning of "staying" this, Shaykh, or what?
The Shaykh : No, no, look:
He stayed with her, then he divided
أقام عندها ثم قسمThe questioner : The apparent...
The Shaykh : Yes, and they cite the statement of the jurists: "A man to whom a bride is brought is excused from leaving the congregation and the Friday prayer." What the jurists said is not our custom today. The custom of the jurists was that the wife would come to her husband's house, and he would look at her in the house. They said: He is excused because if he went to pray, his heart would be preoccupied with this woman. He says: Perhaps they would come to the house and not find me. That is difficult. But the custom of people today is not like that.