We have stipulated financial capability for plural marriage, and Allah the Exalted says: “If they are poor, Allah will enrich them from His bounty.”
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The questioner : Shaykh, may Allah bless you, we have stipulated financial capability.
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : And Allah, Glorified and Exalted is He, says[An-Nur 24:32].
The Shaykh : Yes, so if his chastity depends on the second marriage, then yes, but He said [An-Nur 24:33].
The questioner : The meaning of the verse is that he should not marry.
The Shaykh : Yes?
The questioner : The meaning of the verse is that he should not marry?
The Shaykh : Yes, there is no doubt, and for this reason He saidAs-Sunan al-Kubra lil-Nasa'i 13:144, yes?
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : And Allah, Glorified and Exalted is He, says
If they should be poor, Allah will enrich them
إن يكونوا فقراء يُغنهم اللهThe Shaykh : Yes,
And let those who find no means of marriage practice chastity
وليستعففBut let them who find not [the means for] marriage abstain [from sexual relations] until Allah enriches them from His bounty.
وليستعفف الذين لا يجدون نكاحا حتى يغنيهم الله من فضلهThe questioner : The meaning of the verse is that he should not marry.
The Shaykh : Yes?
The questioner : The meaning of the verse is that he should not marry?
The Shaykh : Yes, there is no doubt, and for this reason He said