Combining more than four wives and the verse on plural marriage
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Question:
And another says: Does not the one who knows the words of Allah the Exalted, "two, three, and four," know that this means two, three, and four wives, making nine wives like the Messenger?
Answer:
No, this is specific to the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him). This is a scheme, meaning the situation is either two, three, or four, because the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) prohibited increasing beyond that. This is from the wisdom of the Shari'ah. When some of the Companions embraced Islam and had ten wives, he ordered them to choose four and part with the rest. And when some of the Companions embraced Islam and had five, he ordered him to choose four and part with the fifth. This is the ruling on which the Shari'ah settled.
And another says: Does not the one who knows the words of Allah the Exalted, "two, three, and four," know that this means two, three, and four wives, making nine wives like the Messenger?
Answer:
No, this is specific to the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him). This is a scheme, meaning the situation is either two, three, or four, because the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) prohibited increasing beyond that. This is from the wisdom of the Shari'ah. When some of the Companions embraced Islam and had ten wives, he ordered them to choose four and part with the rest. And when some of the Companions embraced Islam and had five, he ordered him to choose four and part with the fifth. This is the ruling on which the Shari'ah settled.
Source
ندوات الجامع الكبير مع الأسئلة - 52 — archive.org (26:34)
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