Is it legal for a Muslim to do 2 or 3 of his wives at the same time?
550874
If so, I'm converting..
1151605
i live in a predominantly muslim country, ...several of my friends were previously christian, then converted to islam to marry their man... my observations are:\nAdvantage 1: you'll never have to worry if or not he is cheating cuz he is allowed to have up to 4 wives! oh, n they dont have to be legally married, title of mistress is good enough (but he has to financially support them)\nAdvantage 2: if ur intrested in converting to islam, here's your chance! moslems aren't allowed to marry anyone of a different faith.\nAdvantage 3: he's definately circumcised and your sons will be as well - this slippery operation is done at age 12.\nAdvantage 4: he will have 100% control over you. spousal abuse is not frowned on in the moslem religion\nAdvantage 5: in order to marry him, u need to convert first. this is a tedious process if done "correctly." oh, u'll have to learn arabic as well.\nAdvantage 7: if ur more of a "service" type personallity, this religion will suit you very well because the wife's role is to literally serve her husband (its not reciprocal) if he wants hot coffee, u'd better make it quick girl!\nAdvantage 6: when ur married, you'll be moslem, and guess what?!! its a sin (a really bad sin) to refuse ur husband sexually\n\nDisdavantages: none or all of the above...depending on ur point of view\n\noh, a word of caution, the moslem men act very "normal" while ur dating. after u marry, well....
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Okay. First of all you have to think in terms of the time period. In those days it was common to have several wives especially in the Arab tribes. \n\nMuhammad's (pbuh) first wife was Khadijah and she was quite a bit older than him. She was the wealthy daughter of a merchant who saw his ambitions as an orphan who deserved a better way of life. \n\nHe was married to several wives and the number is actually unclear. But during this time there were great famines in the country as well as there were many women who had been abandoned as prisoners of war and had lost their former families and tribes. And so many of the men would marry the women and support them as a means of survival rather than making them lowly slaves to be bought or sold. It was also a custom that once a woman reaches puberty(past the age of 9) she can't exactly be adopted because it was considered improper. So as a respect to these women, they were married with honor. Many of the marriages were not even consummated but it was a rspect to them and they were given a respectable place in society.\n\nHowever after a certain time period when the wars of the region had ended and prospered again, muslims adopted a new religious law that the men could only marry up to four wives. But the conditions to this law are very specific and legal. Firstly if a man in our modern day and age that is muslim in a muslim country and wishes to marry more than one wife must be extremely wealthy. He must be financially able to support each wife (and her children/future children) separately (they cannot reside together), and the first/second/third wife must agree to the additional union. So in other words its basically impossible for even a wealthy man to marry more than once because every person in the party must reach the same agreement. And in this day and age most men and women could not function in this way due to economical situations and cultural influences. But there are some rare cases of it occuring though usually it involves major political leaders or extremely wealthy and affluent men. \n\nMuhammad (pbuh) at the time was wealthy and had a big influence. But his main reason behind marrying so many was to teach to other Arabs to be less cruel to women and to support and strengthen their broken communities. He also adopted several orphaned children and gave most of his wealth to the cause of his faith in one God alone. He was a miraculous teacher and brought the Islamic world to life with his recitation of the Qu'ran and now Islam is the major religion in the world next to Christianity which is similar in scripture and origin.
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I would not have a problem with that.  What the prophet taught and what Islam is today is a different as night and day.  The prophet was the first leader to advocate woman's right, go so far as to allow them to inherit property from their deceased husbands, however, in today's Muslim world a woman is treated as property with very little in the way of right, either spiritually or legally.\n\nThis is just one example, there are many others if you care to look.
365495
No - it shouldn't be against the law. It's not so much that I think the law should support it, but when you think about it no one really has any business in interfering with such relationships. Legally, people should only be able to have one spouse, but living together with more than one spouse or partner, as long as you are doing no one any harm, shouldn't be illegal. I'm against it, but I also think law shouldn't prohibit anything, that doesn't do harm to anyone.
1086457
It is wrong because one of them would not be his wife. I am not the type to castigate you for what you believe in and want to do, but i think a man should only do it with his wife.
271168
multiple wives? are you crazy. multiple lovers ok, maybe...\none wife could nag you to death more than one would just be inhumane
486483
Yes. More than one wife was allowed even in the bible.\n\nIn the old testament, if a man's brother got killed, you would be going him honor to marry his wife also and provide for both.\n\nIn the new testament, it did not really say it was wrong, it only said that minsters could only have on wife due to their other church duties.\n\nPolygamy in the Bible though was out of love and compassion though, not lust.\n\nOther cultures is also open to it.\n\nIf two can become one, than certainly three can become one....my wife would just love to have another women to share the joys and responsibilities with...she told me so.
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The last answer is completely true. Whatever religion you might happen to be, polygamy is a punishable crime in Turkey. To be accepted legally, all marriages must be performed by a civil servant (not an imam) and they will run a background check to make sure you are not married. Where it happens that people have more than one wife, only one (if any) are legally accepted as such and can claim benefits, etc. In any country in the world, you can live with several women 'as your wives'; there is nothing a government can do to stop that.\n\nI'm not an expert on the Ottoman Empire, but I believe that, as Muslims at the time were subject to a legal system based partly on Shariah, Muslims would have been able to take more than one wife. That's just a guess. But certainly forbidding polygamy was one of the first acts of the modern Turkish Republic.\n\nAnybody who tells you differently is just talking out their a......
712166
It is easier to have one woman married to two men that way you share the pms...\nit is against the law in most countries to marry more than one person with out divorcing the first
1098908
My guess is that he like all men just wanted as many women as he could. But then I am not muslim so I do  not know much about him. As to him not committing adultery, he didn't have to he just married them.
559306
And what the hell have made you marry those four ??? If you say that it is islam you are lying to yourself, because God said that you may marry 4 if you are able to be fair to all of them , and if you can not then only marry one. Then in another verse of Al nissa'a he said that you will never be able to be fair ...\n\nSo what do you deduce Mr. Clever ??? He is saying that you should marry one ... ONLY ONE ...\n\nSome muslims mis-apply ISLAM in a way that shows this religion as to be the religion of retardness ... DAMN it read the Quraan before you do such things, and before you ask such silly questions that shows that you are Ignorant with ISLAM.
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According to Islam Rules and Ethical Values Not a Muslim man/guy/boy and a Woman/girl/lady cannot marry to the woman or man respectively except the Muslims/Chiristianor Israel if any Muslim Violate this Rule It would be considered as a sin for whole life So be care ful ....This is nature's Rule, Muslims Should Follow this rule to be calm and to pass their life in peaceful manner\nNote: This Rule is only For Muslim  Not for Other Followers so dont considr it Extremism or fundamentalism
850888
Some guys get married and divorced 4 and 5 times having children with each wife. Isn’t this rather like serial polygamy when he is supporting all these wives and children?
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I'm a married Muslim and I love my life.  My husband treats me like a princess.  In Islam women have lots of rights over there husbands. For example finanically:  Want ever is his...is ours and whats mine is mine.  He doesn't more of out me then I expect out of him.  We have mutual respect for each other.  He wants me to cook once in awhile...raise our son with morals.
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yes and no.\n\nyes, they are allowed in that theirs no rules against it.\nNo, in that i would suggest trying it if your interests lie outside joining the Muslim faith.
640367
Actually, Islamic law states that you may have more than one wife, provided you can take care of them all equally (monetarily and emotionally), whether that actually happens is another question. But under law, that is what is supposed to happen. In the US, it is against the law to do so, and people living in the state must recognize those laws and understand how it affects them.\n\nAs to your question, Muslim women enter these relationships apparently due to their beliefs in their religion, or perhaps due to pressure from other Muslims.