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| Being a co-wife and responsabilities to 1st wife |
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| Caraj |
| 11/04/03 at 20:34:42 |
| I have seen many posts about how men should treat their wives but what are the guidelines of how the wife's should treat each other? I would assume they should treat each other as sisters and maybe the 2nd wife be more respectful to the 1st wife as a sort of respect for senority type thing. But was curious on the matter. |
| Re: Being a co-wife and responsabilities to 1st wi |
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| Fozia |
| 11/11/03 at 07:31:24 |
| [slm] I think mutual repsect is the key to this one, and there's no inferior and superior in the relationship, the wives are also instructed not to try and make the husband angry towards the other. For example let me mis-quote something I read. During the prophet's [saw] time, a rumour was making the rounds regarding his most beloved wife, when the prophet distressed asked another wife what she thought of Aisha's character she replied 'I see all that is good in Aisha' or words to such affect. What I'm trying to say is she could have said mean things about her rival wife but didn't and we should take these ladies as our example. However I guess the main onus lies on the husband really, he's instructed to give each their own living space! I think my husband put it very well when asked if he'd ever consider it (taking a second wife) 'You've gotta be nuts woman one of you is about as much as I'm prepared to handle' ::) Wassalaam |
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