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﴿ فَاسْأَلُوا أَهْلَ الذِّكْرِ إِن كُنتُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَ ﴾

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What is the original ruling regarding marriage? Plural marriage or a single wife?

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Question:
Is the original ruling plural marriage or a single wife?

Answer:
The original ruling is plural marriage
marry those that please you of [other] womenفَانْكِحُوا مَا طَابَ لَكُمْ مِنَ النِّسَاءِ
[Surat al-Nisa:3] This is the best; because of the mercy it brings to women, the increase in offspring, and the chastity of women and the chastity of the man as well. The greater the number, the more chaste it becomes for everyone, for the men and for the women.
(Lectures explaining Bulugh al-Maram, Book of Sales)
Source binbaz.org.sa

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