Q: My husband has 2 wives. I am a working lady and share 60-70% of my and my kids’ expenditures with my salary and job, but the other one is a house wife who is totally dependant on my husband. My husband spends one night with me and the other night with her. I work from 7 am to 5 pm. But my husband has broken shifts. He is free in the afternoon, so everyday he goes to my cowife’s house in the afternoon because I am not at home and from there he goes to work again. On the way back to my cowive’s house, he visits me for an hour everyday.
My cowife says that it is unfair that he spends time with me from her night. She also argues , “He spends the afternoons at my house because you are not available, it is not my problem. You can leave the job and stay with me in my house. Otherwise he should not visit you when it is my turn.” She says that Allah will punish me for all this.
Please tell me where I am wrong? Shall we divide my available time half-half between me and my cowife or what?
A: The procedure is that the nights should be distributed equally. If the husband errs in this regard then it is his sin. The night commences from Maghrib.
And Allah Ta’ala (الله تعالى) knows best.
Answered by:
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee (Isipingo Beach)