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FATWA
Placing conditions for Marriage.
Q. Can a wife make a condition when she is marrying that her husband is not allowed to take a second wife? Will such a condition be valid?
A. A woman can put such a condition before marrying, but according to Hanafi Jurists, it will not be binding on the husband in legal terms. However, it may be taken as a promise, and the husband is under a moral obligation to fulfill the condition, and not marry a second wife. If he violates this moral condition without a valid reason, he will be committing the sin of backing out of the promise, but no legal remedy can be sought against him.
And Allah knows best.
Mufti Taqi Usmani
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