Is it true that you do not advise plural marriage?

The questioner : In the previous discussion, the last hadith of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) was mentioned. The point of the hadith is whether it refers to the first wife or to plural marriage. We have heard from you that you do not advise plural marriage in the present time.

The Shaykh : - LaughterThe Shaykh : (may Allah have mercy on him) - The hadith does not address the second, third, or fourth marriage. But is not the saying of Allah the Exalted sufficient for us and does it not suffice us regarding the hadith? I think this verse is sufficient for you, but there is more behind the veil than what is behind it, so to speak. As for my saying that I do not advise a man today to marry more than one woman, this is sincere advice, but it is not an absolute statement, because I cannot advise against what the Shari'ah has commanded and advised.

The questioner : Allahu Akbar.

The Shaykh : ... First, you have the noble verse we mentioned earlier , so it is not befitting for a scholar, let alone a student of knowledge, to say, "Do not marry except one woman."

The questioner : Allahu Akbar.

The Shaykh : But I say now that it is not permissible for a Muslim, if he goes to Europe, America, or other lands of disbelief and misguidance, to marry a woman from there, even if she is Jewish or Christian. Knowing that Allah (Mighty and Majestic), after commanding the marriage of believing women, connected to that and said . But despite that, I say I do not advise a Muslim today to marry one of these People of the Book. Why? For two reasons: one is related to the disbelieving society from which he wants to marry, and the other is related to the Muslim society to which he wants to bring the wife he seeks and take her out of that disbelieving society.