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 2 of 5
- Ask Imaam10 Sep 2018
Should i take a Second Wife?
Mufti Saab Assalamu Alaikum I have a question regarding mutliple marriage. I am a practising muslim and with tawfiq of Allah SWT I also went in the…
- Mufti Online8 Sep 2018
Leaving one's husband due to him taking a second wife
Can a wife leave her husband since she cannot cope/bear her husband who has a second wife? Is it any sin on her?
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online2 May 2018
Second wife foregoing all her rights
I want marry with someone but he can't afford 2nd marriage and I can't live without him can I forgive all my rights and stay with his name full life?
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online15 Apr 2018
Equality between wives
My friend offered for me to be his second wife. Before agreeing, I would like to know about the rights of a second wife. How does it differ from the…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online10 Apr 2018
Taking a second wife secretly
Can a husband marry twice without the permission of his first wife because he does not have any children from his first wife?
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online28 Mar 2018
Can a man divorce one of his wives if he is unable to do justice?
Can a man divorce one of his wives if he is unable to do justice?
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online27 Mar 2018
Taking a second wife
I wanted to know about second nikaah in Islam?
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online21 Mar 2018
Equality between wives
What is the ruling on a husband who only provides for one wife and not the other even though he has 2 wives? My husband lives with his second wife…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Ask Imaam14 Mar 2018
Polygamous marriage dilemma
I have a dilemma … I married another woman who I fell in love with, I married her with the justification (to her) and intention (of me) to divorce…
Muajul I. Chowdhury - Ask Imaam8 Mar 2018
Equality between wives
I have two wives. The first one is a house wife. I have my 4 children from my 1st wife. My 2nd wife do the job for her 4 children, which she have…
Muajul I. Chowdhury - Ask Imaam2 Mar 2018
Equality between wives
Assalamualikum! I have two wives and both live in separate houses. My first wife wants that Mastoorat (Female) Tablighi Jamat of three days stay in…
- Mufti Online28 Feb 2018
Equality between wives
My husband has two wives. I have read that a man with two wives is supposed to give them both equal amount of time. What does this equality mean…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online19 Feb 2018
Making the condition that the husband cannot take a second wife
I am planning to get married and proposed for a certain girl. The girl whom I want to marry said that if I accept the condition of not taking a…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online14 Feb 2018
Marital problems
1. I would like to know what is the punishment for a man who does not treat his wives equally? 2. Also a man has taken a second wife. She is a…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online14 Feb 2018
Spending equal nights with each wife
My husband spends 4 nights with his first wife and 3 nights with me. Out of one of the 4 nights with his first wife, he sleeps in a separate bed in…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online13 Feb 2018Urdu
Doosri biwi lena
محترم جناب میرا مسئلہ یہ ہے کے میری شادی کو 4 سال ہوگئے ہیں . میرے گھر کوئی اولاد نہیں ہے . پچھلے تقریباً 2 سال سے میری بِیوِی کافی دن کیلئے اپنے…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online29 Jan 2018
Marital problems
I have two wives. I want to be just between them as much as I can. But my first wife in hindering it by getting annoying. Time and again giving me…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online25 Dec 2017
Becoming the second wife of one's cousin's husband
Is it right for me to be my cousins husband's second wife?
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online13 Dec 2017Roman Urdu
Doosri shaadi karna pehli biwi ko bataane beghair
Ma ne doosri shadi karli ha pehli biwi ko bataye begair ab mujhay nai chata hu k ma pehli biwi ko batao warna usay doosri wali ko talaq dena paray…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online12 Dec 2017
Taking a second wife
I have been married for eight years. My wife is not interested in sex. We can go 5 to 6 months without being intimate. She never adorns herself or…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online23 Nov 2017
Equality between wives
My husband has 2 wives. I am a working lady and share 60-70% of my and my kids' expenditures with my salary and job, but the other one is a house…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online8 Nov 2017
Wife demanding exorbitant amount for divorce
I took a second wife while I was still married to my first wife because my first wife had an issue called vaginism as she cant have sexual…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online1 Nov 2017
Marital problems
I am a 30 year old women, with a 3 year old daughter. I am currently looking to seek Khula. My husband is also my first cousin and I was very happy…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online18 Oct 2017
Seeking permission from the first wife for second marriage
I have recently got married last month but our honeymoon was full of eyn (bad eye) and shytan. During the honeymoon my wife would talk and have open…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online17 Oct 2017Roman Urdu
Nikaah kar ke doosri biwi ka haqq poora nahi karna
Meri ak friend hai jiski shadi hui 2 sal hogye but uska husband aj tk uske kareeb ni aya becuse wo apni 1st wife ko aj tk bhola nai hai nd 2 sal…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online17 Oct 2017
Seeking the first wife's permission for a second marriage
Is it mandatory to seek prior permission from the first wife for second marriage in Islam.
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online16 Oct 2017
Taking a second wife
I have been married from 10+ years. I have a daughter of 8 years. It was a marriage arranged from my family. When I saw my wife after marriage, I…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online7 Oct 2017
Taking a second wife
Is it permissible for me to take another wife? My wife fell pregnant after 16 years with twins and thereafter a 3rd child. Since then she has been…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online4 Oct 2017
Taking a second wife
In which condition can a male take more than one wife?
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online3 Oct 2017
Making a condition that husband cannot take a second wife while married to the first wife
I once asked my ustaaz whether it is okay for a woman to state in the nikaah contract that while she is married to the man he cannot get another…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online1 Oct 2017
Getting married to please one's uncle
My husbands uncle asked him to marry his cousin. She lives in Kenya and we live in the US. I am okay with it but my husband is telling me that he…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Ask Imaam30 Sep 2017
Obligation of Equality between Wives
Assalamu Alikum! I have two wives. One day I and my 2nd wife quarreled with each other and I became annoyed. She tried to make me happy, but I said…
Mufti Ebrahim Desai - Mufti Online19 Sep 2017
Taking a second wife
If wife dont want to have sex for a long time even if I ask for it (I need a boy baby). She said that I can't. Hence if I go have sex with other…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online19 Sep 2017
Taking a second wife
I am married for seven years and have two kids aged 5 years and one eleven months old daughter. Whenever I seek intercourse from my wife, she…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online17 Sep 2017
Maintaining good relations with one's father
My father is 74 and is remarrying after my mother's death. He didn't inform me about the marriage and cut all ties with me. Is it allowed in Islam…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online23 Jul 2017
Taking a second wife
I am 41 years old. I got married 10 years ago. I have a daughter 9 years old and son 4 years. My wife is patient of multiple sclerosis. She has been…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online5 May 2017
Becoming someone's second wife
I am an unmarried girls of 32 yrs age. I am not getting any good match. One person wants to get married to me as his 2nd wife. My mother is denying…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online1 May 2017
Marital problems
Since my childhood me and my cousin liked eachother. It's been around 8 years that we are married to eachother and have 2 sons. During these 8 years…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online29 Apr 2017
Taking a second wife
I want to do second marriage... I like one lady and I asked my wifes permission many times but failed... She behaves abnormally and said that she…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online19 Apr 2017
Taking a second wife
I have two questions to ask A) If a muslim husband if found to have had illegal sex with a christian woman as he fell in love with her, can his wife…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee
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