Famous for his tough lectures, popular
Islamic scholar-cum-preacher Sheik
Muyideen Bello has a mantra –
speaking truth to power. And he is
fearless about it. In one of his lectures
titled Legal Marriage, Sheik Bello
spoke about why a man should marry
more than 1 wife.
In his words, “Allah said a man should
marry any kind of woman he likes. As
a man, if you want to marry a fair-
complexioned or dark woman, marry
her. Allah said we should start from 2
women. I know women will not like to
hear this. If you have to marry, start
with 2 women, that is what the Quran
says. The Yorubas have a saying that a
man with 1 woman isn’t a real man.
For instance if you are married to 1
wife and she over-salts your food, you
have just 1 wife. You don’t have a
choice than to eat the food or buy food
outside.
“I have received so many messages
from people that why should I
encourage polygamy. I tell them, is it
me encouraging polygamy? Allah said
you should marry 2, 3, 4. Allah said if
as a man you know you can’t take care
of them, then marry 1. Then if you are
a me&my wife kind of man, the
implications are too many. As
Muslims, 4 women is the maximum a
man can have, have 2 living with you
then if you have 2 houses outside, you
put the other 2 there. The implications
in marrying just 1 wife are too many.
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