The Benefits Of Polygamy, By Ibn ‘Uthaymeen

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1) He may have a need in some cases. For instance, the wife may be very old or sick or if he restricts himself with her only, he may not be able to keep himself chaste. And if she has children from him and he keeps her, he will fear difficulty for himself by abandoning the marriage or perhaps he fears committing adultery and if he divorces her, she would then be separated from her children. Thus, this problem is not solved except by polygamy.

2) That marriage is a cause of strengthening ties of relations between people, thus Allaah (swt) has made it a co-partner to lineage [25:54]. Hence, plural marriages help too create bonds between many families connecting them to one another and this is one of the (many) reasons which prompted the Prophet (saw) to marry a number of women.

3) It results in protecting a large number of women, establishing their needs with regards to maintenance, housing, many children and an increased progeny; and this is a matter required by the All-Wise Lawmaker (Allaah).

4) There are some men who possess strong desire and one (woman) may not be enough, fearing adultery, he protects his chastity. At the same time, he wishes to fulfil his sexual needs by permissible enjoyment.Hence it is from the mercy of Allaah (swt) that He permitted for His creation plurality in a safe and sound way.

[A Concise Manual Of Marriage, by Ibn ‘Uthaymeen, pp. 38-40]

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