Is plural marriage one of the means of paying off debts?
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If a man is in debt, is plural marriage a way to pay off his debt?
Is plural marriage a way to pay off his debt?The Shaykh: That is: if he marries a second wife, Allah pays off his debt, and a third wife pays off his debt?The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh: No.
This is contrary to what I know; I do not know of this. But there is no doubt that the one who marries seeks chastity, whether with one wife or more, for it has come in the hadith that Allah helps him, meaning: in marriage. As for paying off his debt, I do not know that. I do not know any basis for this. Otherwise, whenever debts become tight for a person, he would go and marry a second, third, and fourth wife. If the debt is paid, fine; if not, he would divorce the first and take a fifth. But paying off a debt is a different matter from the issue of marriage, which involves what he spends on himself and his family.
Is plural marriage a way to pay off his debt?The Shaykh: That is: if he marries a second wife, Allah pays off his debt, and a third wife pays off his debt?The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh: No.
This is contrary to what I know; I do not know of this. But there is no doubt that the one who marries seeks chastity, whether with one wife or more, for it has come in the hadith that Allah helps him, meaning: in marriage. As for paying off his debt, I do not know that. I do not know any basis for this. Otherwise, whenever debts become tight for a person, he would go and marry a second, third, and fourth wife. If the debt is paid, fine; if not, he would divorce the first and take a fifth. But paying off a debt is a different matter from the issue of marriage, which involves what he spends on himself and his family.