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Is it permissible for a virgin girl to stipulate that she be divorced if her husband marries another woman? And does the marriage contract become void if the husband does not adhere to the condition? And is this condition binding for the validity of the contract and obligatory for the husband? And is this condition an injustice to the husband? And what is the ruling on the contract if the wife retracts the condition?

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It is permissible for a woman to stipulate to her husband that he not marry another woman. This condition is valid and binding. Its binding nature does not mean the nullification of the marriage if the husband violates it; rather, the wife has the right to annul the marriage. Scholars have differed on the obligation to fulfill this condition. The majority view it as recommended but not obligatory, while Ibn Taymiyyah considers it obligatory and legally enforceable upon the husband. However, if the intention of the condition is to link the wife's divorce to her husband marrying another woman, then if the husband marries another, his wife is divorced.

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