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﴿ فَاسْأَلُوا أَهْلَ الذِّكْرِ إِن كُنتُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَ ﴾

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Plural marriage for one who fears for himself zina

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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, this questioner says: If a man fears for himself zina and is already married to one woman, is it said that it is obligatory for him to marry a second, third, and fourth?

Answer:
Yes,
two or three or fourمَثْنَىٰ وَثُلَاثَ وَرُبَاعَ
[An-Nisa 4:3]
, Allah has made it permissible for him to do so up to four. Yes.
Source شرح إغاثة اللهفان من مصائد الشيطان لابن القيم، فصل وإذا تدبرت الشريعة وجدتها قد أتت بسد الذرائع إلى المحرمات — islamhouse.com (1:00:18)

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