Wants to propose to a woman before he is able to marry her

Question:

I am a married man, al-Hamdulillah, with a child. I am also very active but my wife is too weak to attend to me all the time. Insha Allah I want to propose to someone else, so I can have 2 wives. But now I don't have the means. Can I propose to this lady now so that she does not marry someone else before I am able to marry her (i.e. when I'm financially well off)? Insha Allah, when I'm financially well off I'll marry her.

Answer:

Praise be to Allah, the Lord of the World; and may His blessings and peace be upon our Prophet Muhammad and upon all his Family and Companions.

There is no harm in your proposing to marry this girl now and wait until you get the necessary means to carry out the marriage ceremony.
Meanwhile, this girl remains alien to you. You should also be kind to your wife and treat her in a good way fulfilling all her rights.

Allah knows best.