There is a Fatwa by Shaykh Ibn Baz regarding the issue below at this link http://www.fatwa-online.com/fataawa/marriage/polygamy/9991018_46.htm Regards, MJohnson >From: Momodou Camara <[log in to unmask]> >Reply-To: The Gambia and related-issues mailing list ><[log in to unmask]> >To: [log in to unmask] >Subject: Re: polygamy/Ylva >Date: Mon, 1 Mar 2004 16:48:37 +0100 > >The Qur'an (4:21) refers to marriage as a mithaq, i.e. a solemn covenant or >agreement between husband and wife, and enjoins that it be put down in >writing. > >"Marry women of your choice, two or three or four; but if you fear that you >shall not be able to deal justly with them, then only one or one that your >right hands possess. That will be more suitable, to prevent you from doing >injustice." (Qur'an 4:3) > >This verse from the Qur'an allows a man to marry more than one woman but >only if he can deal justly with them. Another verse says that a person is >unable to deal justly between wives, thus giving permission but >discouraging. > >"You will never be able to deal justly between wives however much you >desire (to do so). But (if you have more than one wife) do not turn >altogether away (from one), leaving her in suspense..." (Qur'an 4:129) > > >Culled from: http://www.usc.edu/dept/MSA/humanrelations/womeninislam/ > >~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ >To Search in the Gambia-L archives, go to: >http://maelstrom.stjohns.edu/CGI/wa.exe?S1=gambia-l >To contact the List Management, please send an e-mail to: >[log in to unmask] > >To unsubscribe/subscribe or view archives of postings, go to the Gambia-L >Web interface >at: http://maelstrom.stjohns.edu/archives/gambia-l.html > >~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ _________________________________________________________________ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ To Search in the Gambia-L archives, go to: http://maelstrom.stjohns.edu/CGI/wa.exe?S1=gambia-l To contact the List Management, please send an e-mail to: [log in to unmask] To unsubscribe/subscribe or view archives of postings, go to the Gambia-L Web interface at: http://maelstrom.stjohns.edu/archives/gambia-l.html ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~