Husband falling short

Question:

I’ve been married for 6 years with 2 children alhamdulilLaah. My wedding was celebrated inappropriately because the Wali was my mother who is not Muslim and the Imam who married us was one of leaders of sufiyyah in my country. I’ve fatwa from Sheikh Waleed advising us to celebrate another Nikah contract but after asking my husband we still have not done it.

On the other hand, I need work outside of my house in order to nourish my family and home because my husband has another family, first wife and 3 children, and he does not have enough for both of us. That means that I can not educate my children how I wish because I have no time.

Now he’s asking me to have one more child but I don’t want to, so my question is: Can I refuse to have more children with him bear in mind all these points? Additionally, he follows deviated duaat since a long time ago and he does not accept any advice. Also he sometimes hit me when he was angry and he insults the children and me very often.

Shaikh Adel As-Sayyed:

If the situation is as it has been described in the question, then it’s your right to try to avoid having a new child since he is not able to maintain his other children.