What is the default ruling on marriage: plural marriage or limiting oneself to one wife?

The questioner : Okay, a second question from a person: Is the default ruling on marriage plural marriage or limiting oneself to one?

The Shaykh : The default ruling in this, with the condition mentioned in the Qur'an, is plural marriage. And the reason. It has become apparent in some fierce wars. The wisdom behind his saying (peace and blessings be upon him) You may have read in the history of the modern era. When the leader of Germany, Hitler, found himself at war with many countries, and their armies in total were greater than the German army, he made a reward for every couple whose offspring multiplied, so that his strength would be stronger than the surrounding countries. And yet that did not benefit him at all, because this regulation—and I do not say legislation, because the disbelievers have no Shari'ah—should have been established many years before that, so that the German nation would be abundant in number before the war broke out between them and the other countries. From this, the wisdom of his saying (peace and blessings be upon him) becomes apparent Then it becomes apparent that the disbelievers today devise a cunning political plan, which they spread and introduce into the lands of Islam under the name of family planning or population control. What is intended by this is nothing but the opposite of what the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) intended by his mentioned saying: "Marry the loving and fertile, for I will be proud of you before the nations on the Day of Resurrection." If the Muslim considers this goal to which our Prophet (may Allah's prayers and peace be upon him) aimed by encouraging marriage with the fertile, he will then know that the default in marriage is plural marriage, and not the opposite. But I said at the beginning of the answer: with the known condition, which is justice. So whoever is able to be just and consequently to provide, this is self-evident. The more he increases his wives up to four, the better it is for him in religion and in this world. As for religion, I have mentioned part of it, which is increasing the number of the Ummah of Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him). Also, in that is more protection for one's chastity than if one were limited to one. As for this world, the people of agriculture know that, who use their women, even more than what the Wise Lawgiver has permitted. We know in some countries that women work in the farms and fields more than the men. And some of these men may sit in cafes and drink what they call the argileh. Do you know the argileh, or is it strange to you? A little, a little. Something. It is a Hijazi term. Okay, next to you. May Allah keep you safe. What is it worth here? It is antique, meaning. This is an artifact from the artifacts. An antique, O Arika. No, I gave you the video.