The Kufr of Despising Polygamy

QUESTION:

What is the attitude of the Shariah towards a person who despises and criticizes a second, third and fourth Nikah?


ANSWER:

Despising or criticizing second, third and fourth marriages is an attitude of kufr. It is the product of westernism and the liberal education of universities. The following is the Fatwa o­n this question issued by Hadhrat Maulana Rashid Ahmad Gangohi (rahmatullah alayh):


"A person who finds fault with any hukm (law) of Allah Ta’ala or way of Rasulullah (sallallahu alayhi wasallam), considering it to be dishonourable and its upholder to be shameless, is undoubtedly a mal-oon (accursed), an opponent of Allah and a kaafir. He is a murtadd (renegade) and a jahannami (destined for Jahannum).

Inspite of acknowledging polygamy being a hukm of Allah Ta’ala and a Sunnat, he persists in despising this hukm o­n account of customary practice. This aggravates his kufr and opposition to Allah Ta’ala. He is an unfortunate mal-oon, for he believes his custom (the prevailing attitude of people) is better than the law of Allah Ta’ala. To sever all ties from such a person and to ostracize him are precise acts of the Deen. It is never permissible to maintain family and friendship ties with him. It is imperative to remain aloof from him. Believing him to be the most-hated creature of Allah’s creation. Become his enemy. Never perform Janaazah Salaat for him because he is a kaafir. This is recorded in the Kutub of Hadith, Fiqh and Aqaaid."

This Fatwa which was ratified and counter-signed by fifty Muftis of Hadhrat Gangohi’s time, is adequate commentary of the Shariah’s attitude towards those who despise and criticize the Qur’aanic permission of polygamy.

JazakAllahu khayr.

ITS ALL ABOUT PLYGAMY

Barak Allahu feek, think I should get this pinned in the mosque's Bulletin board!

I have a question.

Naturally women get jealous, is it allowed for a woman to prefer her husband not to take on a second wife?

I am aware he doesn't need her permission, and that he can marry again if he wants with or without the approval of the first wife, but does she have to be always open and encouraging or can she just be neutral about it?

Like if he gets married again alhamdulillah, if he doesn't alhamdulillah, but she would rather he didn't.

Is that mentality correct or incorrect?


What does the word 'despise' mean in that context? Verbally criticising it? Hating it in the heart? And how can you know if you hate it or not..

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Naturally women get jealous, is it allowed for a woman to prefer her husband not to take on a second wife?

If it is natural jealousy for her husband without her disliking the law of Allaah then it's permissable.

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Like if he gets married again alhamdulillah, if he doesn't alhamdulillah, but she would rather he didn't.

Is that mentality correct or incorrect?

That's permissable.

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What does the word 'despise' mean in that context? Verbally criticising it? Hating it in the heart? And how can you know if you hate it or not..

Hate is the same as kufr, whether a person utters kufr with his tongue or keeps it in his heart it doesn't change the fact that it's kufr, so likewise if a person dislikes one of the laws of Allaah then whether he makes it apparent or not Allaah knows about it.