#Kitabun nikah majah hadith full
Even young brides are granted the full independent right to approve or reject marriage in Islam.
This right must be promoted in pulpits and all educational institutions and enforced at the court level. If women’s rights to approve is taught in all institutions, thoroughly encouraged and enforced strictly by Kano courts, the incidence of the ‘abuse of polygamy’ would drastically decrease.Ī second categorically laid down women’s right is the right to reject a spouse. Women should be introduced to this concept and encouraged to add the permission clause in their wedding contract. Therefore consent must be obtained before any new nuptials. There is no justice in carrying out the decision to add a third party to the family without their approval. The Holy Quran says to marry one, two or more if you can treat them justly. According to the account, the prophet advised Ali RA to divorce Fatima RA due to her objection/displeasure before marrying a second wife if he was so bent. Questions on Islam cited where the daughter of the prophet of Islam upon whom be peace objected to the prophet’s nephew, Ali RA when he desired to marry a second wife. If the earlier wife refuses the man cannot go ahead and marry by force and has to consider divorcing the wife/wives that disagree first. In Islam the first wife is given the right to reject a second wife is she so states ahead of her marriage with him. Once this clause is put in the marriage contract, the first wives must give their approval before a third or fourth wife can be introduced into the equation. Women’s Right to Reject Additional Wives: There are several women’s rights that have been ignored and discarded in the north that if applied and enforced will be much more effective in checking the polygamy issue than the proposed new legislation that plans to check every man’s wallet before marriage.ġ. This piece proposes safer and religiously prescribed methods of checking the abuse of polygamy in the north without discriminatorily restricting access to polygamy in possible violation of the Islamic scripture. Family social problems in the north of Nigeria will best and properly be addressed when women are empowered as recommended in Holy scripture. The wealthy sometimes heartlessly divorce one woman just to create space to marry another fresh one and repeat this severally without good intention. The wealthy also maltreat women and abandon their children. The abuse of women and abandonment of children has more to do with the lack of women empowerment than the alleged misuse of polygamy by the poor.
I have discussed this in at least two articles.
Many of us object strongly to his royal highness, Emir of Kano, Sanusi Lamido Sanusi the second’s proposed pauper polygamy ban. It is God that provides and God did not say he will not provide if you marry two women with good intention. It is therefore not expected for mere mortals to block the rich or poor from the beautiful things the all-knowing Lord has permitted in effort to control problems that may have other more important causes and existing doctrinal solutions. People of religions understand that God’s wisdom supersedes theirs. Addressing the perceived misuse of polygamy ‘problem’ and abuse of the religio-social instrument in Nigeria’s north requires careful thought in adherence to religious rules.
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