Those Who Consider It Disliked to Marry a Fifth Wife Before the Waiting Period of a Divorced Wife Ends

Hazrat Sulaiman bin Yasar says that Marwan asked Hazrat Zaid bin Thabit about this matter, so he considered it undesirable.

Hazrat Saeed bin Musayyib says that one cannot marry a fifth woman until the waiting period (‘iddah) of the divorced woman has passed.

Hazrat Ubaidah says that if a man has four women in his marriage and he divorces one of them, then it is disliked to marry a fifth woman until the waiting period (‘iddah) of the divorced woman is completed.

Hazrat Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) says that if a man has four women in his marriage and he divorces one of them, then it is disliked to marry a fifth woman until the waiting period (‘iddah) of the divorced woman is completed.

Hazrat Mujahid says that if a man has four wives in his marriage and he divorces one of them, then it is disliked to marry a fifth woman until the waiting period (‘iddah) of the divorced woman is completed. Hazrat Ata says that if there is no inheritance or possibility of reconciliation between the two, then there is no harm in marrying.

17581 - (He said) (1) (Ata') (2): If there is no (inheritance) (3) between them and there is no (right of return) (4) upon her, then there is no harm that (he marries) (5).

Hazrat Ata was asked: If a man has four wives in his marriage and he divorces one of them, what is the ruling on marrying a fifth woman before the waiting period (‘iddah) of the divorced wife is completed? He replied: He cannot marry until the waiting period of the divorced wife is completed.

Hazrat Mujahid says that if a man has four wives in his marriage and he divorces one of them, then it is disliked to marry a fifth woman until the waiting period (‘iddah) of the divorced woman is completed. Hazrat Ata says that if there is no inheritance or possibility of reconciliation between the two, then there is no harm in marrying.

17584 - Ata' said: If there is no inheritance between them and he has no right of return (to her), then there is no harm in marrying.

Hasan says that if a man has four women in his marriage and he divorces one of them, then it is disliked to marry a fifth woman until the waiting period (‘iddah) of the divorced woman is completed.

Hazrat Muhammad bin Ibrahim Taimi says that Utbah bin Abi Sufyan had four wives in his marriage. He divorced one and married a fifth before the waiting period (‘iddah) of the divorced wife was completed. Marwan asked Hazrat Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) about this, so he replied that one cannot marry a fifth before the waiting period of the fourth is completed.

Hazrat Abu Sadiq says that if a man has four women in his marriage and he divorces one of them, then it is disliked to marry a fifth woman until the waiting period (‘iddah) of the divorced woman is completed.

Ibrahim says that if a man has four women in his marriage and he divorces one, then it is disliked to marry a fifth woman until the waiting period of the divorced woman is completed. If she dies, then her husband may marry (another) even on the same day if he wishes.