Is not a wife’s condition upon her husband that he not marry another woman over her like her condition that he not divorce her, in that both prevent what Allah has made lawful for him?
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The questioner : ... The problem lies in the question itself.
The Shaykh : And he?
The questioner : The perspective is that preventing what Allah has made lawful occurs if she conditions that he not marry at the same time, thereby preventing what Allah has made lawful.
The Shaykh : No, may Allah keep you safe, because this concerns another person, meaning his being without the other wife. But this is compelling him to do what he did not commit to, meaning that he did not divorce. What can he do? He remains with her forever, and she is an ugly woman with a foul tongue, a problem.
The questioner : ... .
The Shaykh : Huh?
The questioner : ... Compelling him to do what he did not commit to?
The Shaykh : Yes, I say this is compelling him to do what Allah has made lawful for him. Allah has made it lawful for you to divorce, and then compelling him not to divorce is a great hardship. The end result is also that he says, "I am not fulfilling this condition, I do not fulfill this condition, and it is void... and what do you compel me to do after that?"
The questioner : Time.
The Shaykh : And he?
The questioner : The perspective is that preventing what Allah has made lawful occurs if she conditions that he not marry at the same time, thereby preventing what Allah has made lawful.
The Shaykh : No, may Allah keep you safe, because this concerns another person, meaning his being without the other wife. But this is compelling him to do what he did not commit to, meaning that he did not divorce. What can he do? He remains with her forever, and she is an ugly woman with a foul tongue, a problem.
The questioner : ... .
The Shaykh : Huh?
The questioner : ... Compelling him to do what he did not commit to?
The Shaykh : Yes, I say this is compelling him to do what Allah has made lawful for him. Allah has made it lawful for you to divorce, and then compelling him not to divorce is a great hardship. The end result is also that he says, "I am not fulfilling this condition, I do not fulfill this condition, and it is void... and what do you compel me to do after that?"
The questioner : Time.