*Head of the Family* [[---------- 6️⃣ -----------]] -------------------------------- بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم Islam allows polygamy and permits men, under specific circumstances, to have at most four wives at any given time. But, Islam does not have the intention of siding with men and encouraging them to overindulge in sexual desires and debauchery or to overlook the rights of women and *oppress* them. Rather, Islam’s aim is to uphold a range of women’s natural rights—the right to marriage, forming a family, and having and rearing legitimate children. *Conditions for Polygamy:* Islam tolerates polygamy; however, it has placed various conditions for it that, in practice, are very difficult to observe for the majority of men going for polygamy today. These are as follows: 1⃣. Possession of sufficient financial resources to provide all expenses of each family - feeding,, accommodation, health, clothing etc From the Hadith, Mu’awiyah al-Qushayri reported: I said, “O Messenger of Allah,...