Wed 15 رمضان 1447 (04 Mar 2026)
If a Man Marries Another Wife, Must He Give the First the Same Jewelry and Clothing?
Mufti:
Alsayyed Muhammad b. Abdallah Awad Al-Muayyady
Fatwa number: 18434
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If a Man Marries Another Wife, Must He Give the First the Same Jewelry and Clothing?
Fatwa number: 18434
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Question: If a man has a wife and marries another, must the first be given what the second was given of gold (jewelry), clothing, and related items? And what about the dowry?
Answer—with Allah’s help: What is obligatory in living with women is what is established by people’s customs and usages, as in His saying: “Live with them in kindness.” [an-Nisāʾ:19]. The custom in our lands is that when a man marries another wife, he gives the first wife clothing and the like equal to what he gave the new wife.
As for gold: if he gave the second wife jewelry, he should give the first its like—if he had not already given her its like earlier. If what he gave her previously was less than what he gave the other, he should make it up to her.
As for the dowry, he owes the first nothing beyond her original dowry.
I have observed in many villages customs different from ours in Ḍaḥyān: they do not give the first wife what they give the new one of clothing and the like. As we said, what is binding is to follow the local custom.
Source: Min Thimār al-ʿIlm wa al-Ḥikmah vol.1
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