Back to search

Is a wife permitted to refuse her husband's permission to marry a second wife, and is the wife's permission a condition according to Sharia?

1 min readAlso available in العربية

There is no blame on the wife for refusing to grant her husband permission to marry a second wife, especially if that harms her or leads to her falling short in fulfilling his rights. Her permission is not a condition for his marrying a second wife. It is preferable for the husband to seek his wife's permission to appease her, and for the wife to grant him permission to ensure justice and her honor. It is not permissible for a woman to reject polygyny or to seek divorce merely because her husband marries a second wife.

Summarized from the full answer at Ftawy · reviewed Sep 2, 2026

Read the full answer on Ftawy