Ruling 2435 — Marriage

If, for example, a man has two permanent wives and he stays with one of them one night, it is obligatory for him to also stay with his other wife one in every four nights. Apart from this case, it is not obligatory for him to stay with his wife. However, it is necessary that he does not totally abandon her, and the more precautious and more preferred (al‑aḥwaṭ al‑awlā) [juristic opinion][1] is that a husband should stay with his permanent wife one in every four nights.