What is the religious ruling regarding a husband's decision to marry a second wife while having a child, due to the first wife's refusal to be neutral in family problems, her excessive jealousy, her interference in the husband's work, and her spying on him?
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A man has the right to marry a second, third, or fourth wife, provided he is capable of marriage and can maintain justice among his wives. It is not a condition for the permissibility of this to have a dispute with the first wife or for her to have a defect. The ruling on your second marriage depends on your capability and need; it could be obligatory (), recommended (mandub), permissible (), disliked (), or forbidden (). A wife spying on her husband is not permissible. It is advised to treat the wife kindly and to follow the means of reconciliation mentioned in the Holy Quran.
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