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Is what the husband does—discriminating between the two wives, spending most of his time with the first wife, even on the second wife's night, evading reciprocal treatment, and refusing Eid greetings—considered injustice? Is concealing the news of pregnancy from the family acceptable under the pretext that they do not inquire about the children? Is the husband obligated to compensate the second wife for the nights he spends with the first wife at her family's home and adjust holidays accordingly? Does the first wife have the right to demand her needs or for the husband to visit her on the second wife's day, except in cases of extreme necessity? What is the ruling on the husband's family cutting ties with the second wife and her son? And how can the second wife obtain her right to recreation and holidays?

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The husband must be just among his wives in the division of time, and what is considered is spending the night. He is permitted to visit a wife during the day, even if it is not her turn, but only out of necessity. This is based on the Hadith of Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her): "The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) did not prefer some of us over others in the division of his stay with us. There was hardly a day but that he would go around to all of us, approaching each woman without intimacy, until he reached the one whose day it was, and he would spend the night with her." If the husband permits her to spend the night with her family, he must make up for that period after returning, unless the family's home is far away and requires travel. He must be just in spending the night on Eid day and other days. The husband's family is not obligated to visit her, but they are not allowed to cut her off or cut off her children from her without a valid reason.

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