Taking more than one wife without financial stability?
Is it permissible for a man to take more than one wife if he can not afford her?
What if the second wife doesn't ask for financial assistance?
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As far as I know, Prophet Muhmammed pbuh, his first wife Khadija approached him (pbuh) for marriage when he(pbuh) himself felt he wasn't in the position to marry..but as she herself was a business woman and wanted to marry the prophet pbuh...they got married..so I'm guessing that the answer to your question is; yes you can take a second wife if she isn't asking for financial help, but if you are able to guve her equal amount of your time etc...
Hope that helped
Would you buy a car if you can't afford it?
AMIRA: He stated that she doesn't need his help financially so what you're saying doesn't really come into it..
Why would he wanted to take a second wife then? What is the reason? Because they like each other and this way they can have a "legal" relationship?
KATKUTA: There is nothing wrong with marrying someone you like and wanting to have a relationship that is "legal" in islam.. why would you think that it is..?
I know for a fact that the reason for the prophet pbuh to marry one of his wives was purely because he saw her and found her to be extremely beautiful.
Everything the prophet (pbuh) did in his life was to set us all an example.
A man should have married for different reasons then physical attraction. Let me remind you, that prophet also married a widows and older women. How could you possibly be attracted to someone while already married?
I believe that you should lower your gaze so being attracted to someone else is actually haram.
Second, third or fourth wife permission is here for a different reasons then physical attraction and liking someone.
I would like to say sister that islamically he is required regardless if the wife makes her own money, to support her. He is taking a wife, this means that later on whether she decides to work or not that he should be able to afford it and take care of her basic needs for shelter, clothing and food. Even if the man is of low income he is still permissible to have the right to marry one or more wives because polygamy isnt just for the rich. If he can afford to give her basic necessities such as shelter, a house or apt of her own living quarters which means her own kitchen, bathroom bedroom etc, clothing and food to eat and he is able to do that for her and for his other wives then he is allowed to marry more than one woman. The same applies if the man and his wives agree to live in the same house. Nothing in islam forbids this, though islam encourages and tells men that women who they marry have rights over them and that they should consider this when considering polygamy.
There is a hadith i would like to mention: A man came to the prophet saws and he asked him about getting married and not having money, so the Prophet saws told him "Go, for I have put her under your charge with what you have of the Qur'an. " [Bukhari & Muslim] In other words, his mahr was to teach the woman what he knew of the Qur'an.
But back to the topic, so this man doesnt need to be "rich" he just needs to be mature enough to understand that his wives have rights, and with those rights come responsibilities. The wife may or may not ask for a house, a car, money and food from him because she is earning her own money, but if the possibility arises that she may decide to not work or become ill and unable to, then it becomes the husbands duty to care for her financially. The marriage is perfectly acceptable under shariah if the wife chooses not to accept any of her rights over her husband such as financial assistance. As long as there is an understanding between the spouses then there shouldnt be any problems.
The other point i would like to make is that the Prophet saws was poor when Khadija RA proposed to him and she was a rich business woman and she supported and helped the prophet SAWS in everything and the prophet saws was just a Shepard. so If that marriage was acceptable then why wouldnt it be acceptable in this case?