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Invalid condition in nikaah

· 12 Shawwal 1434 AH1 min readEnglish

Question

Is it permissible for a woman to stipulate before marriage that the husband cannot take another wife for a certain amount of years? If the husband does take another wife, does it nullify the nikkah?

Answer

Such a condition is invalid in Shari'ah. Hence if the husband marries another woman, his nikaah with his previous wife will not be nullified.

And Allah Ta'ala (الله تعالى) knows best.

References (Arabic / Urdu sources)

حدثنا كثير بن عبد الله بن عمرو بن عوف المزني عن أبيه عن جده : أن رسول الله صلى الله عليه و سلم قال الصلح جائز بين المسلمين إلا صلحا حرم حلالا أو أحل حراما والمسلمون على شروطهم إلا شرطا حرم حلالا أو حل حراما قال أبو عيسى هذا حديث حسن صحيح (ترمذي #1352)

Answered by
Mufti Zakaria Makada
Checked & approved by
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee (Isipingo Beach)
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