Re: First Wife’s Permission
PCG, thank you for bringing up this hadith. I didn’t know it existed.
All this time, I’ve been aware of view that the man is not in need of obtaining permission from the first wife and here’s what I could find on it:
http://www.islamtoday.com/show_detail_section.cfm?q_id=374&main_cat_id=17
http://www.islamtoday.com/show_detail_section.cfm?q_id=375&main_cat_id=17
I’m gonna try and find out a bit more about it, insha’Allah.