I am engaged to get married. Both my fiancé and I are Moslems. I am worried because several of his relatives have more than one wife. My fiancé knows I object to this. Can we make an agreement whereby I would be entitled to divorce him if he took another wife ?
By: דיאנה שאלתיאל•Published on: 07 June, 2022Under Islamic law, a Moslem woman can initiate divorce under certain circumstances. If she phrases her marriage agreement carefully she can give herself the option of divorcing her husband if he does something she states is unacceptable to her – such as marrying another woman, disappearing for a prolonged period, or refusing to support her financially.
Additionally, the husband can grant the wife the right to divorce should he behave in a way unacceptable to his wife . For example, if the husband says: ‘ If I take another wife, you have the right to divorce me’ then this will be binding upon him and the wife can put her right to divorce into action.
Even after the couple have married they can agree that if certain situations/conditions exist these will be grounds for divorce.