Re: Excusable Reasons for Polygamy
If you go by the Quran, the Quran does not say that men SHOULD take more than one wife…it simply limits it to 4 - but the next line or so says that he needs to treat them equally…then later on it clearly says that few men are able to treat two people equally. Many scholars consider this an encouragement towards monogamy, but rather than impose monogamy automatically on the Arabs who were used to 100+ harems, the 4-limit was a drastic cut down, and enough that it would allow Arabs to ease into monogamy.
Hence, the Quran actually promotes monogamy over polygamy.
And exactly where does the Quran say :
- If your wife is infertile, then go marry another.
or
- If your brother dies, marry his wife.
etc etc.
Interestingly, the Quran never gives the MOTIVE for an additional marriage. To understand what conditions might polygamy be allowed - you have to look at the Prophet’s life. He never married again because he needed more kids. He married out of sheer charity, and in one case he married an African woman - probably to show that its okay to marry out of your race as well.
In those days, I understand that marriage was an economic base for women.
But in this day and age, if this is still the case, then it is sad. I agree with Ahmadjee. Except, my point here is to say, that are society should be well beyond this stage now.
Furthermore, most pakistani 2x, 3x, 4x marriages are not done for charity. They’re done for visas, or for archaic tribal reasons, or because first wife was family’s choice and second wife was personal choice (so immature 
), or to show power, etc.
So, obviously, the Quran is very correct. VERY FEW men are able to treat two women alike, and VERY FEW men would be able to manage a polygamous marriage. Especially these days.
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