Is the second wife's right from her husband restricted to spending the night with her on her designated day?
The husband is required, in the case of polygyny, to observe justice in time, by allocating one day and one night to each wife, while emphasizing the importance of the night for the wife's need for companionship therein. Islamic law prohibits the husband from visiting a wife during another wife's turn, except with the permission of the wife whose turn it is, or for an essential need such as paying maintenance, visiting a sick person, or inquiring about an important matter. Jurists have stipulated this; Khalil ibn Ishaq al-Maliki mentioned that the division is in spending the night, and al-Hattab and al-Buhuti al-Hanbali mentioned the prohibition of the husband entering upon a co-wife during her turn or during the day except for a need.
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