The Number of Divorces in the Pre-Islamic Age of Ignorance
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. This questioner says: In the pre-Islamic age of ignorance, was there a specific number of divorces?
Answer:
It appears so. Divorce in the pre-Islamic age of ignorance and in Islam is divorce; the difference lies in the number of women. In the pre-Islamic age of ignorance, they would hold onto up to ten wives, so the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) limited them to four. Yes.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. This questioner says: In the pre-Islamic age of ignorance, was there a specific number of divorces?
Answer:
It appears so. Divorce in the pre-Islamic age of ignorance and in Islam is divorce; the difference lies in the number of women. In the pre-Islamic age of ignorance, they would hold onto up to ten wives, so the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) limited them to four. Yes.
Source
شرح إغاثة اللهفان من مصائد الشيطان لابن القيم، ذكر الآثار عن التابعين — islamhouse.com (50:26)
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