Fatwa #188917 January 2001United Kingdom

Where in the Quar'an, Sunna or Sha'ria does it say that, a man can choose his wife?

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According to the Shariah every Baligh (adult) individual, male or female,
has an independent right to choose their marriage partner.

and Allah Ta'ala Knows Best

Mufti Ebrahim Desai
FATWA DEPT.

#8817I have heard that should a man that is already married and want to take a 2nd wife he can marry with out his 1st wife permission and only tell her 1 year later
#11219To whom does the husband have a greater duty to? His parents or his wife? Is there any hadith that states that there is a curse on that man that chooses wife over his mother?
#19266I would like to know what are the sunna to follow for my wife, so that she becomes more beautiful. Is there any dua or sunna we have to make so that my wife become more beautiful?
#14070Can a man think of another woman while having intercourse with his wife?
#19309Does a man have hijaab from his wifes step mother?
#14313If a man and his ex-wife seek to remarry then can they approach another man for the purposes of halaalah?
#14434A friend gave his second wife divorce with only first wife present. This man now says the divorce is not happened
#9489Converting and marrying a married Muslim man...What would the procedure be for him to take me as a second wife? Does he have to ask her permission?

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