⚖️ Polygyny: rulings & justice · #49

After returning from a journey with one wife, do the other wives get days made up?

If the wife was taken by drawing lots or with everyone's agreement, the travel period need not be made up to the other wives according to the Shafi'i school.
This is based on the Prophet's ﷺ practice of drawing lots among his wives before travelling (Sahih al-Bukhari 2593); Shafi'i scholars explain that the wife who travels also bears the hardship of the journey, so it is not purely an advantage. However, if the husband settles (bermukim) at the destination for a long period, or takes a wife without drawing lots, the other wives are entitled to make-up nights. After returning, the rotation cycle resumes as usual. See Fiqh of polygyny.

Difference between schools. The Hanafis do not require make-up (qada') of travel time in any circumstances, because choosing which wife travels is left to the husband.

Sources

Sahih al-Bukhari 2593

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