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minus-squareAniki@feddit.orglinkfedilinkarrow-up1·7 days agohasn’t islam had that kind of … “biblical polygamy” traditionally? i remember reading/hearing somewhere that men could have multiple wifes as long as they could pay for their resources. or is that just not contemporary anymore?
minus-squareandros_rex@lemmy.worldOPlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·7 days agoYeah, traditionally a Muslim man can have up to four wives. Some Shias also have temporary marriages, where you marry a prostitute for as long as you want to enjoy their services. It’s still a thing - Ibn Saud, first Saudi King, had so many wives that Wikipedia doesn’t list them all. The current king has only had up to three at once.
hasn’t islam had that kind of … “biblical polygamy” traditionally? i remember reading/hearing somewhere that men could have multiple wifes as long as they could pay for their resources. or is that just not contemporary anymore?
Yeah, traditionally a Muslim man can have up to four wives. Some Shias also have temporary marriages, where you marry a prostitute for as long as you want to enjoy their services.
It’s still a thing - Ibn Saud, first Saudi King, had so many wives that Wikipedia doesn’t list them all. The current king has only had up to three at once.