Reader on Polygamy in Islam

In the Name of Allah, the Merciful and Compassionate.

Allah Most High says,

“And We created you in pairs.” [Quran, 78:8]

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This comprehensive guide covers commonly asked questions on polygamy. Our trained and reliable scholars at SeekersGuidance provide clarity and guidance on this important topic.

Answers:

• How Can I Deal with a Poor Husband Who Wants a Second Wife?
• Should Women Refuse Polygamy in This World Because They Have to Share Their Husbands in the Next World Inevitably?
• Can I Marry on My Own Because My Parents Are Indifferent?
• How to Deal with My Husband’s Reconciliation with His First Wife?
• My Wife Is Unable to Have Marital Intimacy. I Want to Marry Again. What Do I Do?
• Can I Be the Second Wife to an Already Married Man With Children?
• I Am Jealous of My Husband’s Other Wife. What Do I Do?
• Why Are Women Not Permitted to Marry More Than One Husband in Islam?
• I Married a Man Whose First Wife Does Not Approve. Do I Divorce Him?
• Can I Marry Someone Who Doesn’t Wear the Hijab as a Second Wife?
• My Wife Will Divorce Me If I Take a Second Wife. What Should I Do?
• My Parents Refuse My Choice of Spouse Because He Is Married. What Do I Do?
• Can I Accept the Proposal of a Married Man?
• A Married Man Wants to Marry Me. What Do I Do?
• Can I Marry My Wife’s Sister?
• What Is Considered Cheating on a Spouse, in Islam?
• Can the Man I Love Take Me as a Second Wife Despite His Mother’s Disapproval?
• My Family Is Shia – Should I Be a Second Wife to a Sunni Brother?
• Can a Man Take His Current Wife’s Sister as a Second Wife?
• Can a Husband Marry a Second Wife Without His First Wife’s Permission?
• Can I Marry Multiple Women and Have Them Give Up Their Financial Rights?

Articles:

• The Muslim Marriage Crisis – A Frank Conversation with Imam Zaid Shakir

Videos, Courses, and Podcasts:

• What Is The Purpose Of Marriage? A Muslim Perspective from Shaykh Faraz Rabbani
• Marriage & Good Character – Renewal by the Book: Quran Tafsir Based on Imam Ghazali’s Ihya – Shaykh Faraz Rabbani
• Etiquettes of Marriage – Renewing Religion: An Overview of Ghazali’s Ihya – Shaykh Riad Saloojee
• Successful Marriage: Keys from the Prophet Muhammad’s Sunnah ﷺ, by Habib Hussein as-Saqqaf
• Marriage in Islam: Practical Guidance for Successful Marriage