Marriage · Subtopic
Second Marriage & Equality
190 fatawa from 5 South African Darul Iftas on Second Marriage & Equality, part of Marriage. Newest first; every fatwa links to the page where its Darul Ifta published it.
Subtopics are grouped from each Darul Ifta’s own categories and the fatwa titles, so the count is approximate.
By Darul Ifta
Second Marriage & Equality fatawa — page 1 of 5
- Ibn Masood20 Jun 2026
Equality Between Wives
A man has two wives. He spends his nights equally with each but his days are mostly spent with one of the wives. While I understand that only the…
Mufti Abdul Kader Fazlani - MUBZ9 Apr 2026
Polygyny Queries
As salāmu alaykum - How does a woman come to accept polygamy on an emotional level? Sharing a husband can be extremely challenging; how can she work…
- Mufti Online2 Apr 2026
Wife stipulating a condition at the time of nikaah that husband can't take a second wife
During the time of nikaah, can the bride stipulate a condition upon signing of nikaah documents that she would not allow the groom to have a second…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online4 Nov 2025
Taking a second wife
Despite having one wife at home, is taking a second wife Sunnah or against Sunnah? Does Islam encourage this or discourage it?
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online23 Aug 2025
Spending the nights equally with one's wives while travelling
A man has more than one wife. If he travels with more than one wife, is it compulsory upon him to exercise equality in their night turns during the…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online7 Aug 2025
Taking a second wife secretly
Is it permissible for a man to take another wife secretly without knowing of his wife.
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online21 Dec 2024
Husband giving the false impression that he was not married when taking a second wife
My husband didn't clarify about his previous marriage to me in our Nikaah certificate. He mentioned that he was divorced from his previous marriage…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online16 Nov 2024
Wife making dua that her husband divorces his second wife
If one's husband has made nikaah without telling her and she found out about 3 months later. Her husband did not consummate the marriage and after…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Jamiat KZN25 Jul 2024
Conditions of Polygyny
What are the conditions for a man to take an additional wife?
Mufti Moosa Salie - Mufti Online1 Jul 2024
Is it sinful for a man not to take more than one wife?
Is it ok if I don’t want to get involved in polygamy because of love for my wife? Someone said that it is sinful and exaggerating, is it true?…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - MUBZ13 Jun 2024
Constantly Discussing Polygyny
Aslm wrbt I’m not sure if it’s allowed to post a question here but really wanted clarity on a certain matter as I have no clue.. A lady contacted me…
- Mufti Online9 Jun 2024
Should there be a reason to take more than one wife?
Should there be a reason to take more than 1 wife, or a condition to marry a second wife?
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online18 Sep 2023
Are the children of one's adopted father's second wife mahrams?
I'm adopted by my parents. My adopted mother then breastfed me so they became my foster parents. In 2021, my mother (foster mother) passed away and…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online15 Aug 2023
Sharing the night with one's wives after a journey
I would like to know how it works if the husband travels alone for one night on a journey without either wife? When he returns, who's turn would it…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online12 Feb 2023
Giving more mahr to the second wife
In Islam, a man is allowed to get married to 4 women. If he wants to marry a girl when he already has his first wife, does he have to mention the…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online11 Feb 2023
Husband taking a Christian as a second wife and ill-treating the first wife
1. My husband married a Christiam girl who didn't convert to Islam. Is the nikaah valid? 2. He stays 1 night only with us and its affecting my…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Ibn Masood27 Oct 2022
First wife making Purdah from the second wife’s son
In the case where a man has two wives and his second wife gives birth to his son, will the first wife have to observe Purdah from this son once he…
Mufti Mohammed Desai - Mufti Online24 Sep 2022
Upholding the Sunnah of marrying more than one wife
According to the Faqahaa, is marrying more than one wive amongst sunnat because of which a person will get rewarded? (meaning not aadiya) Especially…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online12 Mar 2022
Husband paying for first wife's medical aid and not the second wife's
If a man has 2 wives and has medical aid only for one of the wives and his argument is that he had it prior to me marrying him. What is the duty of…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online3 Nov 2021
Fulfilling the rights of the second wife
I am a second wife and my husband hasn't lived with me since the day of our walimah. It's been almost a year that we've been married and my husband…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online11 Jul 2021
Second wife forfeiting her right for her husband to spend every second night with her and reclaiming it
I have taken a second wife - but before I had married her we had an agreement in place that I will not stay every second night with her. Now she is…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online22 Oct 2020
Equality between wives
If I marry a second wife while I am in financial difficulty? Can I treat each wife according to my financial capacity? I will request both of them…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online4 Mar 2020
Equality between wives living in different countries
Presently I have two wives. I married with my first wife while I was studying in Turkey and she got official status of my wife in the online…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online22 Jan 2020
Taking a second wife
I’m married for 5 years and Masha Allah we live a happy life. And now my husband is asking permission from me for a second wife. But as of our life…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online21 Jan 2020
Showing more affection to one wife in the presence of the other wife
In kitchen where co-wives work together, occasionally the husband places hands on buttocks or breasts of one wife in front of another. The two wives…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online12 Sep 2019
Making a condition before marriage that the husband will not take a second wife
Is it permissible for a lady to only agree to marry a man if he accepts that he will not get second wife?
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online19 Jun 2019
Feeling jealous if husband takes a second wife
Allah created both men and women differently such that a woman does not naturally feel to have more than one spouse at a time. 1. My question is…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online18 Jun 2019
Equality between wives and children
How do you share food for your wives when one's children are more than the others. For example, if the first wife has 4 children and the second wife…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online21 Apr 2019
Being forced to divorce one's second wife
I'm in a very tough situation which involves a second wife. A bit more tham two years ago my first wife went to the UK to give birth to our 3rd…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online2 Apr 2019
Equality between wives
Husband has 2 wives; one is a housewife and the other one is working. The husband said to the working wife that she should bear all the expenses by…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online23 Mar 2019
Marrying a second wife without taking permission from the first wife
Can someone marry a second wife without taking permission from his first wife according to Islam?
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online10 Mar 2019
Second wife wants husband to divorce the first wife
I started loving a lady in 2009. Thereafter I proposed to her and she said that her family did not allow her to get married. In short, I got married…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online4 Mar 2019
Marrying a woman with the condition of not taking a second wife
If a lady marries a man on a condition that he will not take a second wife and he agrees, will the nikaah be valid?
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online2 Mar 2019
Bringing children from one's first wife to spend the night with one in one's second wife's house
I have made up my mind to take a second wife. I have four young children from the first marriage. I am concerned about not being able to spend…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online6 Feb 2019
Taking a second wife
I am a married man. I was in love with a Hindu girl even before my wedding. Now I feel that I need to seperate from my wife and marry the Hindu…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online24 Jan 2019
Taking permission from the first wife to take a second wife
I want to marry a second wife, do I need permission from my first wife?
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online15 Nov 2018
Equality between wives
My husband has been having an affair with a woman for over 2 years. Recently I gave given birth to our 4th child, the baby is only 2 months old. My…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online4 Nov 2018
Is it better to have more than one wife?
Is it better to have more than one wife in islam? As in Quran the ayat starts with marrying two or three or four. If they cannot be just to more…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online10 Oct 2018
Threatening to poison one's co-wife
I married a Muslim man as a second wife. When his first wife was informed, she threatened to poison me, my (our) husband, the children and herself.…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online16 Sep 2018
Taking a second wife without any need
Can a Muslim take a second wife without any reason. I mean, if he is happy with his wife and children, does he need a reason to take a second wife…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee
Read-only index of fatawa already published by South African Darul Iftas, each linked to its original. Not a fatwa service — for your own situation, ask the issuing Darul Ifta.