PART 1 OF 2 THE WISDOM BEHIND PLURAL MARRIAGE IN ISLAM IN BRIEF

PART 1 OF 2

THE WISDOM BEHIND PLURAL MARRIAGE IN ISLAM IN BRIEF

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Dated 26th JANUARY 2020 CE and 1st JUMADAL AKHIR 1441 AH

Bismillah Walhamdulillah Was Salaatu Was Salaam 'ala Rasulillah. As-Salaam Alaikum Wa-Rahmatullahi Wa-Barakatuhu.

Praise be to Allaah, we praise Him and seek His help and forgiveness. We seek refuge with Allaah from the evil of our own selves and from our evil deeds. Whomsoever Allaah guides cannot be misled, and whomsoever He leaves astray cannot be guided. I bear witness that there is no god except Allaah alone, with no partner or associate, and I bear witness that Muhammad is His slave and Messenger (Sallalhu Alaihi Wa Salaam).

1.0 PREAMBLE/INTRODUCTION

Why plural marriages are allowed though Islam recognizes the importance of human welfare?

*JIBWS, NIGERIA, the widely accepted preachers in Nigeria. We have classes of orientalists and other scholars attacking Plural marriages in northern Nigeria. We need JIBWIS to come out and protect or defend ISLAM on plural marriages in particular with reference to lecture delivered by HRH Emir of Kano on polygamy in the northern Nigeria?*

*Traditional Islamic marital jurisprudence allows Muslim men to be married to multiple women (a practice known as polygyny and polygamy) — up to four at any point in time.*

Islam recognized certain forms of marriage and the form that was recognized included this practice of multiple marriage where a man may have more than one wife. This form was not introduced by Islam, this form existed amongst the Arabs before Islam and Islam recognized this form but limited it. Before it was unlimited- a man could marry as many wives as he wanted. However when Islam came it limited the number that Jacob had, which was 4.

“And if you fear that you shall not be able to deal justly with the orphan girls, then marry (other) women of your choice, two or three, or four; but if you fear that you shall not be able to deal justly (with them), then only one or (the captives and the servants) that your right hands possess.” [Surah An-Nisaa, 4:3]. Ibn Kathir said with regards to this verse: “ … two or three, or four), means, marry as many women as you like, other than the orphan girls, two, three or four…” (Tafsir Ibn Kathir, Surah An-Nisaa, 4:3)]

2.0 QUESTION OR SUBJECT MATTER UNDER REFERENCES WHERE GROUP ARE MISINTERPRETING AND SAYING *BAN POLYGAMY IN NIGERIA!*

a) Polygamy is the reason our roads are bad

b) Polygamy is the reason school classes are overcrowded

c) Polygamy is the reason our hospitals are 'mere consulting clinics'

d) Polygamy is the reason public security funds are stolen

e) Polygamy is the reason Kaduna teachers failed their exams

f) It is the reason other teachers will fail theirs too!

g) Polygamy is the reason is the reason we don't have 24-hour electricity!

h) Polygamy is the reason bandits and kidnappers operate and roam freely

i) Polygamy is the reason sexual abuse is rampant in our institutions

j) Polygamy is the reason items on import restriction slip, accidentally, through our borders

k) Polygamy is the reason we are permanently 'high' on Corruption Index

l) And the reason cost of contracts are inflated

m) And the reason elections are rigged

n) Polygamy is the reason.....

*3.0 OUR OPINIONS AND OBJECTIONS TO ABOVE ASSERTIONS BY GROUP OF PEOPLE*

Statistics show that the number of women is greater than the number of men; if each man were to marry just one woman, this would mean that some women would be left without a husband, which would have a harmful effect on her and on society. The harmful effect is that she would never find a husband to take care of her interests, to give her a place to live, to spend on her, to protect her from haraam desires, and to give her children to bring her joy. This may lead to deviance and going astray, except for those on whom Allaah has mercy.

*3.1 THE WISDOM BEHIND PLURAL MARRIAGE IN ISLAM IN BRIEF*

Praise be to Allaah.

We defend and inform the text on plural marriages with reference to Northern NIGERIA.

Allah's words should not be mocked at or insulted or ridiculed and we keep quite with saying something. Thus, we contribute our quota to those who are innocent and those in AUTHORITIES to know what is going on.

We present below all wisdom and benefits of plural marriages but on fulfilling enumerated conditions:

Increasing the number of offspring will strengthen the Ummah and increase the number of workers (take and compare % of MUSLIM workers and non-MUSLIM workers in federal civil SERVICE today) in it, which will raise its economic standard – if the leaders run the affairs of state well without corruption and make use of its resources in a proper manner.

Allaah concluded His Message to mankind with the religion of Islam, and He tells us that He will not accept any religion other than that. Allaah says (interpretation of the meaning):

“And whoever seeks a religion other than Islam, it will never be accepted of him, and in the Hereafter he will be one of the losers” [Qur'an Aal ‘Imraan 3:85].

With regard to the idea of plural marriage [polygamy or polygyny], we will present to you the dominance on plural marriage in Islam, and then the wisdom and noble purposes behind it.

*3.2 – THE RULING ON PLURAL MARRIAGE IN ISLAM:*

The shar’i text which permits plural marriage is:

Allaah says in His Holy Book (interpretation of the meaning):

“And if you fear that you shall not be able to deal justly with the orphan girls then marry (other) women of your choice, two or three, or four; but if you fear that you shall not be able to deal justly (with them), then only one or (slaves) that your right hands possess. That is nearer to prevent you from doing injustice”[Qur'an al-Nisa’ 4:3]

This is a Qur’aanic text which shows that plural marriage is allowed. According to Islamic sharee’ah, a man is permitted to marry one, two, three or four wives, in the sense that he may have this number of wives at one time.

It is not permissible for him to have more than four. This was stated by the mufassireen (commentators on the Qur’aan) and fuqaha’ (jurists), and there is consensus among the Muslims on this point, with no differing opinions.

It should be noted that there are conditions attached to plural marriage:

*3.3 – JUSTICE OR FAIRNESS.*

Allaah says (interpretation of the meaning):

“but if you fear that you shall not be able to deal justly (with them), then only one” [Qur'an al-Nisa’ 4:3]

This aayah is indicates that just treatment is a condition for plural marriage to be permitted. If a man is afraid that he will not be able to treat his wives justly if he marries more than one, then it is forbidden for him to marry more than one.

What is meant by the justice that is required in order for a man to be permitted to have more than one wife is that he should treat his wives equally in terms of spending, clothing, spending the night with them and other material things that are under his control.

With regard to justice or fairness in terms of love, he is not held accountable for that, and that is not required of him because he has no control over that. This is what is meant by the verse,

“You will never be able to do perfect justice between wives even if it is your ardent desire”

[Qur'an al-Nisa’ 4:129 – interpretation of the meaning].

*3.4 – THE ABILITY TO SPEND ON ONE’S WIVES:*

The evidence for this condition is the verse:

“And let those who find not the financial means for marriage keep themselves chaste, until Allaah enriches them of His Bounty” [Qur'an al-Noor 24:33 – interpretation of the meaning]

In this verse Allaah commands those who are able to get married but cannot find the financial means, to remain chaste.

One such example is not having enough money to pay the mahr (dowry) and not being able to spend on one’s wife. (al-Mufassal fi Ahkaam al-Mar’ah, part 6, p. 286).