Fariq Naik – Polygamy History, Rationale and Legality in Islam

The fifth most common question or misconception that is, in the

minds non Muslims is that why does Islam permit a Muslim man to have

more than one wife? Why is polygamy permitted in Islam?

Polygamy is a system of marriage. wherein a person has more than one

spouse.

Polygamy is the wife did in two types. polygyny and polyandry

polygyny is when a man has more than one wife and polyandry is

when a woman has more than one husband. In Islam, limited

polygyny is permitted. But as polyandry it is completely

prohibited in Islam.

Quran is the only religious scripture on the face of the

earth, which contains the phrase mighty only one. Whereas the other

religious scriptures, they do not contain this phrase marry only one

whether it be Hinduism, whether it be Christianity, whether it be

Judaism, there is no restriction. A man can marry as many wives as

he wishes. And even the same is the case with Hinduism. And many

famous Hindu personalities even they had more than one wife

according to hindu scriptures. King Dasha, the father of Rama, he

had more than one wife, Krishna, how many wives did he have? For

10 100,000 16,108? So if Krishna can have 16,108 Why's why can you

Muslims are maximum for the same is the crease with Christianity.

There is no limit. A Christian man according to the Bible can marry

as many wives as wishes. It does not restrict a Christian man to

marry only one wife. The same is the case with Judaism. If you read

the Jewish Scriptures, Abraham had three wives Solomon had 700 wives.

So Christian man, according to Christianity can marry more than

one wife. It was later on that the Christian church put a

restriction. The same is the case with Judaism. A Jew can marry more

than one wife. It was later on that Rabbi Joseph Ben Yehuda, he

issued an edit and he said that a Jewish man should marry only one

wife. So Christianity, Hinduism, Judaism, all of these religions,

they permitted their followers according to their scriptures to

have more than one wife. And there was an article, the Committee of

the status of women and slam published in 1975. And on page

number 66 and 67.

It mentioned regarding the polygamous marriages in India, in

the span of 10 years, from 1951 to 1961.

The Hindus they did 5.06% polygamous marriages, among the

Hindus the percentage of polygamous marriages it was 5.06%

among the Muslims in India was only 4.1%. According to the Indian

law, it is illegal for a Hindu to have more than one wife. But for

Muslim it is permitted according to Indian law. Yet, even though it

is illegal, get the Hindus they were more polygamous in marriage.

They were more polygamous as far as the marriages were concerned as

compared to the Muslims. So, the Hindu scriptures does not put a

restriction a Hindu can marry more than one wife, as per the Hindu

scriptures. Now, let us look at the perspective of Islam as far as

polygamy is concerned. The phrase that I mentioned previously, marry

only one this is mentioned the Glorious Quran and so to Alibre,

Inshallah, to Nyssa chapter number four was number three. And let us

understand the context of this verse. Allah subhanaw taala says

with danessa chapter number four was some three phunki your whole

mouth all Bella Camino Nyssa must now

that marry a woman of your choice into threes or fours. But if you

cannot do justice, then marry only one.

So Islam gives permission for a Muslim man to have more than one

wife. And Allah subhanaw taala says in the Glorious Quran, and so

to Mesa, chapter four verse, Psalm 129. Well untestable to untidy

lubaina Nyssa, you will have hostile to me you may further work

and never will you be able to do justice between your wives, but do

not turn away from them all together.

Many people, unfortunately have a misconception that polygamy having

more than one wife, it is far that is compulsory in Islam, but

polygamy it is not fun, but rather it is an exception. As far as

Islamic rulings are concerned, it can be divided into four broad

headings.

First, that is compulsory mazahub that is recommended.

MOBA that is optional. And the fourth is macro that is disliked

and the fifth is haram that is prohibited five categories. As far

as polygamy is concerned, it comes in the category of MOBA optional.

If a person wishes you can do it. So,

in Islam, a Muslim man is allowed to have more than one wife.

Now, let us analyze what are the logical reasons why Islam permits

a Muslim man to have more than one wife. If you analyze

the males and the females, they are born in approximately the same

ratio. But if you ask a pediatrician, and the pediatrician

will tell you that, in the pediatric age itself, the female

gender is stronger as compared to the male gender. So in the

pediatric age itself, there are more deaths among men as compared

to woman as life goes on, that are dead due to drug addiction, due to

alcoholism, due to wars, due to accidents. In all of these cases,

there are more men who die as compared to the woman. So all of

these cases, there are more men who die as compared to the woman.

For example, in certain countries like India, the female population

it is more than a male population. The reason is because female

feticide and female infanticide is practice. And there was an article

that was published

that is mentioned in the Al Jazeera. The UN report on the

sixth of July 2015. It mentioned that every day in India, no less

than 7000 Girls are aborted. fetuses have been aborted in the

womb, or immediately after they're born Deeley 7000. And if you

multiply this by 365, the number of days you will get no less than

2.5 million fetuses have been aborted in the womb, or

immediately after the child is born. Female fit side and female

infanticide is topping Indiana, the country's the female

population, it'll outnumber the male population. And according to

the CIA, that is the Central Intelligence Agency. They see that

in the year 2015. It mentioned that in USA alone, there are no

less than 4.8 million females more than males in New York alone.

Point 5 million females more than males in Germany alone. 1.2

million females more than males in Bangladesh alone. 4.2 million

females more than males in Russia alone. 10 million females more

than males in the European Union, which consists of 28 countries. 10

point 2 million females more than males. I'm asking the question

that if we agree that every man needs to have only one wife, you

get asked for the statistics in 2015. That I mentioned get if for

example, in USA, every man has found a life partner yet there

would be 4.8 million females will not have life partners. In

Germany, there will be 1.2 million females without life partners if

everyone has found a spouse. So the only option for these woman

who do not have a spouse is to marry a man who already has a wife

or to become public property. Some people might say public property,

such a harsh word. It is the most sophisticated word I can use.

Having mistresses is very common in the Western countries in

America. 510 20 no problem but having more than one wife does not

go down their throat. When a woman she is a second wife. She has her

honor. She gets her rights. She lives a life of dignity. When a

woman she is a mistress, she does not get her rights, she does not

live a life of dignity. So in certain situations a person needs

to polygamy

and the Western civilization claiming to have lived a woman

that actually degraded the status of concubines Mr says society

butterflies, which are male tools in the hands of pleasure seekers

and * marketers, which are hidden behind the colorful screen

of art and culture. Now let us analyze few other reasons why

Islam permits a Muslim man to have more than one wife. For example,

if a woman she's Thai, She's biting and the couple they are not

having a child for several years. So the husband wants to have a

child. He can marry another woman so that he has an offspring and

the second wife can but natural, provide and take care of the

family and take care of the first wife as well.

For example, if a person marries a woman at a young age and this

woman she

He becomes handicapped. And because of this, she cannot do the

role of a mother or cannot take care of the children. So the only

option the husband has is to divorce the first wife, and marry

a second woman, or to keep the first wife and marry a second

woman and the second wife will provide for the family and take

care of the first wife as well. For example, if a woman has some

kind of illness, and her husband has married this woman, and this

woman she has certain kind of illness because of which she

cannot take care of the children. So in order to take care of

children, the man marries another woman.

So the only two options that the man has, if he wants to bring Papa

Blinky of the children, that he divorces the first wife and

marries a second woman, or he keeps the first wife and marries a

second woman. So from these various reasons, logical reasons

we understand why Islam permits a Muslim man to have more than one

wife.