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Posted by ummaslam in Des Moines Iowa, children, co-wife, life, marriage, plural marriage, polygyny. Tagged: Co-wife's Vacation, Party Time, sisterhood. 7 Comments

My husband give us wives a vacation once a year like a vacation alone although it would be nice if we could have a vacation alone with himbut whatever. We never take a vacation all at once like we wives can’t take a vacation at the same time sorta like a job I guess LOL anyways we usually get a week or two to go and be with our family or just a break. Y’all know my vacation time is way pass my allowed time yes I know . So anyways my husbands first wife vacation time is coming up and she had the option to go back to New York and be with her family masha Allah but she chose to come here to Des Moines and spend it with me and Aslam WOW!!!! Masha Allah like how dog on nice is that.
I was so happy when she called and asked me if her and 2 of her kids could come and spend vacation here with me WHAT OHMYGOODNESS !!!!!I am so honored that she would give up her time with her mother and sisters and brother to spend it with me like how awesome is that. It will be nice to have a familiar face here alhumdulilah right now I can think of thousands of things we can do together like go shopping I hate all the stares I sometimes get when I’m shopping alone , go to the masjid together I can introduce her to the sisters here, we can go canoeing LOL
there is so much I am uberly excited masha Allah . I’m the only niqabi here and it gets lonely I mean I know the sisters here but our whole minhaj and understanding of Islam is different in so many ways, so it’s hard to click with the sisters here .
Masha Allah my co-wife is very strong in her deen alhumdulilahshe’s very caring and supportive sister masha Allah very selfless. Alhumdulilah we ‘ve never had a huge fight or not talked with each other masha Allah well actually there was a time we didn’t talk in the begging when(I knew) I didn’t know about her but you know what I mean like we’ve never had fight and just stop talking to each other masha Allah. I know some co-wives that will go months without talking to each other despite this hadith-From Abu Ayyub al-Anshari Rasulullah saw said: “It is not right for a man to abandon his brother for more than three days.” (Bukhari, Muslim) subhanaAllah that hadith helps us in many ways you know after 3 days you have to just squash it and move on . Another hadith as well -Jabir said that Rasulullah saw said : ” If one makes excuses to his brother, but he does not excuse him, or accept his apology, he is as sinful as one who takes an unjust tax ” ( Baihaqi )
I can’t fathom the idea of not speaking with my co-wives, us wives speak to each other if not daily at least once or twice a week even when we are bickering we still call and say we love each other LOL and sometimes sometimes will apologise
but you get what I mean we talk to each other more than we speak with our husband sometimes masha Allah . My co-wife is that big sister that will stick up for you in school and will fight your battles for you LOL
masha Allah she has fought mine not literally but she stuck up for me plenty of times masha Allah. I wish I had the self confidence she has masha Allah maybe some of what she has will rub off on me . InshaAllah they will come this Saturday her and her kids will come with our husband(women can’t travle alone) and he will leave later that night. Whoo Hoo Party over at UmmAslam ’s naw just kidding LOL

Posted by Umm Abdullah on August 7, 2009 at 7:17 PM
Salamu alaikom okhti,
Masha Allaah tabaraka Allaah, May Allaah bless you and your cowives and your whole family together as a whole, ameen.
Honestly, sisters like you are one in a million subhana Allaah. I ask Allaah to give a beautiful polygamy life if it is what He will decree for me in the future. You see, I have a wonderful husband, hard working, very kind that loves me dearly and he sometimes jokes about getting another wife. He tells me he isnt missing anything from his life with me but always wonders how it would be to have 2 or 3. Im blessed okhti, yet I feel I cant share him, why? What’s wrong with me? I ask myself how come other Muslimahs do it so beautifully and me, a born muslimah, cant come to terms with it. Finding your blog and reading about your lives makes me so humble to Allaah, fear Him and really contemplate as to why I’m so selfish. I know there are so many sisters both single and otherwise seeking a husband like mine, so why don’t I encourage him to do this. I really need strong sisters that set an example for me. I feel so alone with regards to this thing because everyone in my community, mostly first wifes are against this and I know my family will flip but despite all the obstacles I know I need to put Allaah first.
May Allaah protect you all from evil whispers of satan, ameen.
P.S. the brother who is married to all of you must be one happy bro, seeing all his women get along so beautifully masha Allaah.
Posted by Umm Ubayd on June 5, 2009 at 5:56 AM
As Salaam Alaikium Sisters,
I need a vacation alone by myself. Oh but with my books.
Posted by ummaslam on June 5, 2009 at 1:44 AM
Ameen thanks yeah that is/was sad but alhumdulilah you all speak now right ?
Posted by ummaslam on June 5, 2009 at 1:37 AM
Yeah first wife…….. looks like we all missed something lol Naw just kidding insha Allah we explained it all here insha Allah http://tryingtopleaseallahonedayatatime.blogspot.com/2009/04/3-wives-3-different-stories-this-is-our.html
Posted by naimah rasheed on June 5, 2009 at 1:27 AM
May ALLAH (swt)…Give you All the Good in This Life….and in the Hearafter, for the Kindness you show towards eachother……AMEEN.
Posted by naimah rasheed on June 5, 2009 at 1:25 AM
Mashallah….that is soo sweet of her, and InshaAllah…you all will have a “Grand Time”…..wish I was there with Ya…..sob.
I remember when I HAD a co-wife (with the first husband)….and Subhanallah, we were not ALLLOWED to speak with one another unless we were giving Salaams……Sad Right!!!!
Posted by naimah rasheed on June 5, 2009 at 1:20 AM
FIRST WIFE……hold up, did I miss something hereeee!!!!!