What should I do, as I have been married for 14 years and remained in constant problems with my wife, divorced her twice, and then took her back, but she did not learn her lesson, and then she fell ill, so her marriage no longer fulfills its purpose? I searched for a second wife, but all of them refused to be a "co-wife." So, should I divorce my wife and scatter my children, or deny them (the children) their first wife, or remain at the mercy of desires when my patience has run out and my affairs have become difficult?
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For a man to be married is not a defect. Polygyny was legislated by Allah for great wisdom, and the criterion for acceptance or rejection based on whether a man is married or not is a flawed criterion. We advise you to hold onto your wife, the mother of your children, and treat her well. It is not permissible for you to claim that you are unmarried. Informing the woman you wish to marry that you are married is not obligatory. And supplicate to Allah to facilitate a righteous wife for you.
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