The ruling on marrying more than one woman with the intention of satisfying one's desire
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Question:
Provided the capability is available and justice is maintained, without any other higher justification than mere desire?
Answer:
It is permissible for the justification of plural marriage to be satisfying one's desire if one wife does not suffice him; there is no objection, and indeed, two wives may also not suffice him. People are of different categories and levels; so there is nothing wrong with marrying two, three, or four if the need calls for it, and he believes in himself that he will be just and fulfill what is obligatory. There is nothing wrong with that. And Allah (Exalted and Majestic is He) says: [Surat al-Nisa: 3].
So he must marry; to find the wife through whom he achieves the satisfaction of his desire, and finds comfort and tranquility with her, alongside the first wife, the second, the third, and the fourth, which is the limit.
Provided the capability is available and justice is maintained, without any other higher justification than mere desire?
Answer:
It is permissible for the justification of plural marriage to be satisfying one's desire if one wife does not suffice him; there is no objection, and indeed, two wives may also not suffice him. People are of different categories and levels; so there is nothing wrong with marrying two, three, or four if the need calls for it, and he believes in himself that he will be just and fulfill what is obligatory. There is nothing wrong with that. And Allah (Exalted and Majestic is He) says:
then marry those that please you of [other] women, two or three or four. But if you fear that you will not be just, then [marry only] one
فَانكِحُواْ مَا طَابَ لَكُم مِّنَ النِّسَاء مَثْنَى وَثُلاَثَ وَرُبَاعَ فَإِنْ خِفْتُمْ أَلاَّ تَعْدِلُواْ فَوَاحِدَةًSo he must marry; to find the wife through whom he achieves the satisfaction of his desire, and finds comfort and tranquility with her, alongside the first wife, the second, the third, and the fourth, which is the limit.
Source
binbaz.org.sa
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