POLYGYNY :19 POINTS FOR DIVIDING EQUALLY AND JUST
19 Points for Dividing Equally and Just
Itâs permissible to visit any one of your wives, whether day or night regardless if itâs not her time ; out of necessity.
Itâs recommended to give women their own home, and itâs permissible to place them in the same house. However, each woman must have her own apartment inside, including own kitchen and bathroom.
The husband has the right to have his own home and have his wives visit him on their time. On the other hand, he mustnât stay with only one wife and have his other wives visit him at her home.
If a man travels with one wife after having drawn lots then he doesnât have to make  up the time for the other wives. Now if he didnât draw lots between his wives, he must make up the time.
Itâs not permissible to divorce one of your wives during her time you owe her.
If a man leaves his wife during her time for something normal (in his affairs) he doesnât have to make this time up.
If a man leaves his wife during her time for something normal during the day or with a valid excuse, he doesnât have to make up the time. Although if he does it during the night without an excuse to leave or reason, he must make up the time. Nonetheless, itâs possible as well, that he wonât have to make it up based on the reason for leaving.
If a man is always on the road he must draw lots between the wives, who didnât travel the first trip.
The division of time is at night for the person who works during the day and during the day for the person who works nights.
  The person incarcerated doesnât have to divide his time between wives.
  If a man visits one of his wives and it isnât her day, he doesnât have to spend that same period of time with the other wife. Then again, he should compensate his other wife/wives by doing the same thing. i.e visit them when itâs not their day
 If a man visits his wife and it isnât her time, he can enjoy her, without sex. And if he  has relations with her, he must do the  same thing with his other wife, while it isnât her time.
  It is Haraam to have relations with one wife in the presence of the other.
 The man must place his stuff, odds and ends, clothing, etc between houses equally with his wives.
  If the wife travels with or without her husbandâs permission, this time doesnât have to be made up.
  The sick man must still divide his time justly. If it is difficult for him he must ask permission from the other sisters to remain at the one of their homes. If they refuse, he must draw lots and consequently remain with the woman who drew the lot.
    It is an obligation in Islam to divide time and be fair between the wives. This includes maintenance and gifts, but not in relations.
    The woman has the right to forfeit her division of time.
19.   If a man travels at the beginning of a womanâs time, when he returns he lets that woman have the full share of her time.
Taken from âThe Verdicts of Division between Wivesâ By The Department of Scientific Research in Umul Qura University in Makkah 2009
Translated by Abu Aaliyah Abdullah ibn Dwight Battle
