BismiLLAH AlhamduliLLAH
﷽
To the Sincere Seekers and deep thinkers,
And in the name of ALLAH, The Most High, The One who taught man by the pen. HE taught man that which he didn't know!….
The No-Polygamy Clause and the Companions
بِسْمِ اللهِ الرَّحْمٰنِ الرَّحِيْمِ
In the name of Allah, the most Gracious, the most Merciful
About Polygamy...
In Al-Mughni Volume 9, Page 483, you'll find the Ijma‘a — the undisputed legal consensus of the Companions — confirming that a woman has the right to choose not to be in a polygamous marriage.
However, nowadays, this knowledge is almost nowhere to be found in the Islamic society.
As a human of grassroot Da'wah in Nigeria, I have personally placed the shahadah on the tongue of older women and I know with certainty that — in Nigeria — the subject of polygamy is one of the primary reasons why certain women refuse the invitation to Islam. So it has become a duty for me to share the truth about polygamy that's no longer popular on earth.
And what's the truth?
BismiLLAH:
- The Companions married 2/3/4 women and they still had an Ijma'a (consensus /agreement) that says that a woman who doesn't want to be part of polygamy is free to state this in her marital contract. (Al-Mughni 9/483)
- This is because the matter of marriage is a matter of consent. Some women are going to stipulate it and some are not going to stipulate it.
- However, the problem is that most people have never heard about this Islamic law that gives a Muslim woman the power to decide that she doesn't want polygamy to be part of her life. A lot of women have this false fear that stipulating this condition isn't the best thing to do and it's causing fitnah since polygamy is such a “noble cause”. And especially, that men are not capable of chastity without polygamy.
Well, I am going to bring you complete evidence from the Qur'an and Sunnah on this subject. Starting from the authentic Hadith of Mother Aisha (RadhiaLLAHu anha) that explained why polygamy was allowed in Islam. And you'll come to know that stipulating this condition will cause zero fitnah. You'll come to know with absolute certainty that polygamy has nothing (absolutely nothing) to do with men's chastity. I'll bring you evidence(s)! You'll be shocked and surprised at so many authentic truths that you haven't been taught. I am going to bring this authentic Hadith to you and so many certainly authentic evidences on this subject of polygamy and you'll come to know the absolute truth until no doubt remains in your heart and you'll come to know that stipulating or not stipulating this condition has absolutely nothing to do with being virtuous or not. Rather it is a matter of preference.
Apparently, the truth about the subject of polygamy has died out.
Amr ibn Awf reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “Know that whoever revives my practice when it has died out after me will have a reward similar to those who act upon it without detracting from his reward in the slightest, and whoever innovates misguidance displeasing to Allah and His messenger will have a sin similar to those who act upon it without detracting from their sins in the slightest.” (Source: Sunan al-Tirmidhī 2677)
Since the Prophet ﷺ commanded us to revive knowledge, I believe that at this point it has become a duty on the Ummah of Muhammad ﷺ to revive this knowledge — on the right of women to choose monogamy. In this letter, you'll also get to know the only authentic reason why polygamy is made permissible in the law of ALLAH as narrated by Mother Aisha (R.A).
So many people give so many unauthentic explanations for why polygamy was made halal. This literally makes me want to scream.
There's only one authentic reason. And it has absolutely nothing to do with men's insatiable sexual desire.
This authentic reason was narrated in Sahih Bukhari many times.
And in Sahih Muslim, you'll find it only once.
Yet almost everyone is unaware of it. And they all kept repeating so many unauthentic reasons with authority. This error needs to stop.
If you want to know the only authentic reason why polygamy was allowed in the law of ALLAH, read.
If you want to know the step-by-step process that you can follow today as a Muslim woman who would like to be in monogamy permanently, read.
In Al-Mughni Volume 9, Page 483, you'll find the Ijma‘a — the undisputed legal consensus of the Companions — confirming that a woman has the right to choose not to be in a polygamous marriage. And because reviving knowledge is only half the journey, I’ve put together a clear, A–Z letter along with a ready-to-use legal marriage contract, so you can apply this authentic Islamic ruling in real life with confidence.
In this A-Z letter, you’ll learn authentically from Companions such as ʽUmar ibn al-Khaṭṭāb, Saʽd ibn Abī Waqqās, and ʽAmr ibn al-ʽĀṣ (may Allah be pleased with them all).
✨ Special Bonuses include:
- Why none of the daughters of the Prophet ﷺ practiced polygamy — a clear and satisfactory answer.
- The only authentic reason why polygamy is permitted in Islam — according to Mother ʽĀʾishah (Radhiyallāhu ʽAnhā).
Sincerely,
Hamidah Abbas | Author, The No-Polygamy Clause and the Companions
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