Multiple Marriages
Ghamdi Sb in a show said that Allah didn’t dicuss the issue of polygamy in Quran, the question that comes up here is that, where this restriction on marrying more than four wives at a time comes from?
I totally agree with what Ghamidi Sahib says. At the time of the Prophet sws there were wars which left widows and orphan children. So the men were advised to marry the mothers of these orphans to give them a better life..the verse 4:129 says clearly you will not be able to do justice even if you want to. I agree with Farhan Syed that Polygamy in our times has many negative issues compared to the tribal times. I remember Ghamidi was once asked in a program about a second marriage, he smiled and replied to the effect that coping with one wife is a challenge, and if you want to create real problems for yourself, then bring a second wife. His advice for the peace and harmony of the whole family stick to one wife!
My second question is if a man is already married why would you want to break his home, and disrupt his family life? Aren’t they any bachelors left? Just because Allah has given permission under special circumstances to marry again, does it mean a man just gets married to another woman who is younger and prettier than his first wife because she makes him feel young again?!
Also Allah says if you fear that you may not be able to treat all your wives justly then please follow ayat 4:129
Dr Saleem Shehzad while explaining Multiple Marriages used the word ” ijazat ” which I understand is permission