Why do the Salafis, say that it's OK for a Muslim man to take a second wife, without consulting his first wife?

Prophet "The best man among you is the best with his wife". The best of your women are those: Who are loving and kindly; who look after their chastity; Who are not arrogant or disobedient to their husbands; Who are faithful to their husband in their absence. Ur’an permits limited polygyny As I mentioned earlier, Qur’an is the only religious book on the face of the earth that says ‘marry only one’.

The context of this phrase is the following verse from Surah Nisa of the Glorious Qur’an: "Marry women of your choice, two, or three, or four; but if ye fear that ye shall not be able to deal justly (with them), then only one." Al-Qur’an 4:3 Before the Qur’an was revealed, there was no upper limit for polygyny and many men had scores of wives, some even hundreds. Islam put an upper limit of four wives.

Islam gives a man permission to marry two, three or four women, only on the condition that he deals justly with them. In the same chapter i.e. Surah Nisa verse 129 says: "Ye are never able to be fair and just as between women...." Al-Qur’an 4:129 Therefore polygyny is not a rule but an exception.

Many people are under the misconception that it is compulsory for a Muslim man to have more than one wife. Broadly, Islam has five categories of Do’s and Don’ts: (i) ‘Fard’ i.e. Compulsory or obligatory (ii) ‘Mustahab’ i.e.

Recommended or encouraged (iii) ‘Mubah’ i.e. Permissible or allowed (iv) ‘Makruh’ i.e. Not recommended or discouraged.

Be sad for the second wife, as muslim men are allowed to have up to four wives. While depending on where you live, the law can help first wives, but remember there are different types of muslim faiths eg. sunni and shia. She should consult an attorney, perhaps even get a divorce if she requested that she have the right to divorce which sometimes the woman does not have.

Unfortunately, again depending on the country, if she gets a divorce the children can go to the man. This is a very upsetting situation. She must talk to someone quickly, learn of her rights or prepare for the second wife's coming.

Good luck, very difficult. I think that sometimes there are arrangements similar to divorce that women accept in these situations. They choose not to have relations, not get a divorce but live as if they have divorced this is as to not give up their children or inheritance rights.

But again she can do nothing, if she is not informed of her rights by a qualified attorney or counselor.

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