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Not to marry more than four (at a time) as is decreed in the Statement of Allāh تعالى:

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Darussalam · Volume 7

67 - THE BOOK OF AN-NIKĀH(The Wedlock)

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الحديث: 5098 ¦ الجزء: 7 ¦ الصفحة: 9

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5098. Narrated ‘Aishah رضي الله عنها عنها (regarding) the Verse – “And if you fear that you shall not be able to deal justly with the orphans...” (V.4:3): It is about the orphan girl who is in the custody of a man who is her guardian, and he intends to marry her because of her wealth, but he treats her badly and does not manage her property fairly and honestly. Such a man should marry women of his liking other than her, two or three or four. (1) (Ch. 20) The Arabic word for ‘or’ in the Verses mentioned here are ‘wa’ which means ‘and’ in other contexts. This is why the Verses are followed by comments to indicate that the word ‘wa’ occurring here, means ‘or’ (not ‘and’).

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5098 - حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدٌ، أَخْبَرَنَا عَبْدَةُ، عَنْ هِشَامٍ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، عَنْ عَائِشَةَ، {وَإِنْ خِفْتُمْ أَلَّا تُقْسِطُوا فِي اليَتَامَى} [النساء: 3]، قَالَتْ: «اليَتِيمَةُ تَكُونُ عِنْدَ الرَّجُلِ وَهُوَ وَلِيُّهَا، فَيَتَزَوَّجُهَا عَلَى مَالِهَا، وَيُسِيءُ صُحْبَتَهَا، وَلاَ يَعْدِلُ فِي مَالِهَا، فَلْيَتَزَوَّجْ مَا طَابَ لَهُ مِنَ النِّسَاءِ سِوَاهَا، مَثْنَى وَثُلاَثَ وَرُبَاعَ»

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