What is meant by justice in the verse: “And you will never be able to be just between your wives”? And what is the conditional justice in plural marriage?

The Shaykh : Now, especially in the nineteenth century, because of the invasion of the disbelievers into the lands of Islam, the weakness of the Muslims, and the loss of their state and caliphate, Western culture has come to dominate and take root in the minds of many Muslims today, even the religious ones, due to their ignorance of their religion. How could it be otherwise? We have heard, and continue to hear, from some radio stations, especially the Egyptian ones, that they distort the words from their proper places and interpret the aforementioned verse, and others, with the condition of justice. They say the other verse states: But this negation is not in this domain; rather, it refers to the justice of the heart. As it came in a hadith whose chain is weak, that the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) used to say: This one has a room, and this one has a room like it. It is not that this one has a palace and that one has a room. No, this is the material division that he controls: a garment for this one, a garment for this one, two garments for this one, two garments for this one, and so on. So do not hold me accountable for what I do not control, for I love Aisha more than the others. That is, this is something I do not control. And he was asked, “O Messenger of Allah, who is the most beloved of people to you?” He said: So, the conditional justice is the possible justice, and the justice negated in the other verse is the justice of the heart, which is not possible. Many Islamic writers and those who speak on the radio ignore this distinction. So they have controlled Islamic thought, and it has become settled in the minds of men, let alone the minds of women, that this plural marriage is not permissible except out of necessity, except out of necessity. Why? Because justice is not possible. But “necessities permit the prohibited” — this is a false statement and contrary to the Shari'ah. So when our current era is invaded by foreign ideas, when a man wants to marry a second wife, he finds no one to support him in this marriage. The people closest to him say to him, “Why did you marry a second one?”

Another questioner: By Allah, that is true.

The Shaykh : ... , that is, why? Because the mind is infested with Western culture due to the spread of Islamic pens and mouths. And therefore, this society does not have the readiness to accept that so-and-so has married a second woman except out of necessity. And I have a word here: if plural marriage is permissible out of necessity, then who judges this necessity? For example, if I married a second wife and I have reached extreme old age, who can assess the necessity that compelled me to marry and that justifies my marriage? Or who says to me, “It does not justify you to marry”? Who? I. So what do you want between me and my Lord? What do you want between me and my second wife? Do not interfere. Do not be a cause of separation between a man and his wife by spreading Western cultures, which we do not feel, do not know, and do not perceive. This is the end of the matter in this issue, and it is ten o'clock.

Another questioner : In questions from the women.