He didnt tell me that he had marry that women.
Mu' meneen Brothers and Sisters,
As Salaam Aleikum wa Rahmatullahi wa Barakatuh.
(May Allah's Peace, Mercy and Blessings be upon all of you)
One of our brothers/sisters has asked
this question:
My
husband and I donīt live in the same apartment due to some problems we had. But
we love each other and donīt want to divorce. His mother tinks that we are
divorced and forced him to marry an other woman,otherwise he is not her son she
told her. So he did as she sade(due to, paradise is at your mothers feets). He
didnīt tell me that he had marry that women before there marriage and I believe
that she dosnīt know about me.
Is it
permissible to do like this?
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Answer:
Marry second wife
In the name of Allah, We praise Him, seek His
help and ask for His forgiveness. Whoever Allah guides none can misguide,
and whoever He allows to fall astray, none can guide them aright. We bear
witness that there is none worthy of worship but Allah Alone, and we bear
witness that Muhammad (saws) is His slave-servant and the seal of His
Messengers.
It is not an obligation in Shariah Law to take the
permission or consent of the first wife for a believer to seek to marry another
woman, but it would have been only piety and righteousness on the part of the
person to have made it absolutely clear to the second wife that he is already
married and has a prior wife. If the
person chose to practice deceit when seeking to marry again, he will be held
severely accountable for his deceit and his dishonesty in the Court of Allah
Subahnah.
In any case, regardless of whether he informed his new
wife that he is previously married or not
if all the obligatory conditions of
an Islamic Nikaah were honored, the marriage itself will be considered
lawful, legal and valid in the Sight of Shariah Law and of Allah Subhanah.
Whatever written of Truth and benefit is only
due to Allahs Assistance and Guidance, and whatever of error is of me
alone. Allah Alone Knows Best and He is
the Only Source of Strength.
Your brother and
well wisher in Islam,
Burhan
Wister