Re: Muslim women cannot object to husbands’ marriages: CII chief
it depends on the person. i wouldn’t if i wanted to.
the thing is…a woman should know what a man’s rights are before saying a “NO” and what can happen in that situation. one of the following can happen:
he may NOT listen to and marry anyway [legally (Islamically)] he is NOT required to have her permission.
he might divorce her
he may keep another woman as a mistress [she will share SOME blame/sin in the sight of Allah for denying a man’s right to marry another woman]
he may engage in sexual activity outside the marriage on a casual manner. again she will have SOME share of sin/blame
he may listen to her and NOT marry but he may not treat her well in retaliation. life may become a real hell.
however, the man in situations 3 and 4, will commit a major sin for which he will be responsible.
i think the best compromise should be for the woman to allow him to marry. that will be a good thing for everyone involved in this world and in the hereafter.
we should ALL remember that Allah has allowed men to have more than one wife and naturally this privilege comes with a lot of responsibility which requires fairness.
Allah also says…you may marry more than one wife if you can be fair to ALL of them. however, Allah also advises men to marry ONLY one woman if he can understand what risks are involved.
So, basically woman’s opinion are irrelevant b/c (outside of special circumstances eg providing help or whatever) why would a happily married man marry again? And who decides how/if a man is fair to all of his wives?