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Dividing One's Time Among Wives

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Darussalam · Volume 3

9. The Chapters On Marriage

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الحديث: 1969 ¦ الجزء: 1 ¦ الصفحة: 633

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1969. It was narrated from Abu Hurairah that the Messenger of Allāh ﷺ said: "Whoever has two wives and favors one of them over the other, he will come on the Day of Resurrection with one of his sides leaning." (Da'if)

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1969 - حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو بَكْرِ بْنُ أَبِي شَيْبَةَ قَالَ: حَدَّثَنَا وَكِيعٌ، عَنْ هَمَّامٍ، عَنْ قَتَادَةَ، عَنِ النَّضْرِ بْنِ أَنَسٍ، عَنْ بَشِيرِ بْنِ نَهِيكٍ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ، قَالَ: قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: «مَنْ كَانَتْ لَهُ امْرَأَتَانِ، يَمِيلُ مَعَ إِحْدَاهُمَا عَلَى الْأُخْرَى، جَاءَ يَوْمَ الْقِيَامَةِ وَأَحَدُ شِقَّيْهِ سَاقِطٌ»

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If one has two or more wives, it is possible that the inclination of the heart is towards just one, but this inclination must not cause injustice. In matters of matrimonial desire, there can be lack of interest in cohabitation according to love and desire, but it is unlawful to ignore the fulfillment of matrimonial desire of any of them.