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Plural marriage and fair treatment of co-wives
Getting married with the intention of divorce and the bad consequences of that
48,023She is very anxious because the second wife may inherit the same as her
35,581His wife is pregnant and he wants to marry a second wife; should he delay the marriage contract?
26,377He regrets his first marriage and wants to take a second wife
45,148He has two wives and it is difficult for him to treat them fairly
13,458Ruling on Plural Marriage
Plural marriage is permissible in Islam, so a man may marry one, two, three or four wives, but it is not permissible for him to marry more than four. Conditions of plural marriage are: 1- justice and fairness, and 2- being able to afford spending on plural wives.45,124Is It a Sunnah to Have Four Wives?
Plural marriage is Sunnah for the one who can afford it, and is not obligatory, according to scholarly consensus. As for the one who cannot afford that and fears that he will not be able to treat co-wives justly, he should settle for just one wife.71,180How can he treat his two wives fairly?
174,827Is it permissible for a man who has two wives to go to his first wife every day of the week?
57,916He borrowed from his wife and wants to take a second wife
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