Allah spoke in many aayahs abou
t marriage. In al-Nisaa 4:3-4 Allah says that a man can marry up to four women of his choice but he must deal with them equally and rightfully. But if he isn’t able to keep properly all of them, then he should marry one woman only. Allah also spoke about women’s rights in marriage and that man should give to the woman he marries her Mahr, which is money bride should receive from her husband during the marriage. It is also said that if the wife refuses to take be own will, husband can keep it or part she didn’t want to take and use it then.
Mahr is reduced by half in case that marriage wasn’t consumed because mahr is property of his wife. If husband dies by any chance, same is applied.
In al-Nisaa 4:20-21 is said that if the husband decide to replace his wife and marry another, he shall not take any part of Qintaar because that wouldn’t be right.
Allah said in al-Nisaa 4:19 that husband should live with his wives with honor even if sometimes he doesn’t like something, because he might be rewarded by Allah after that. The husband is responsible for his wives.
In al-Nisaa 4:34 is told that good woman is obedient and she must in her husband’s absence guard her husband’s property and chastity.
Further is told that woman can be married for four reasons which are her religious views, beauty, her wealth or her lineage, but Prophet Muhammad here recommends to marry religious to be able to prosper, because such wife will help her husband in everything in life, from daily life to spiritual matters and will be devoted in protecting his wealth, care of family. Religious woman will raise good and religious children.
A man can marry up to four women who are free, but he can be intimate with as many slave women in his possession. Recommended is for a man to have only one wife if he is not able to treat more equally and support them. Mahr should always be equal to what woman deserves. If he is the guardian of an orphan girl and he doesn’t want to marry her, he shouldn’t stop her in any way from marrying someone else. He must treat her as she is his own daughter and do what is in the best interest for that girl.
Allah said that husband and wife should treat each other with kindness and trying not to harm one another, fulfilling their rights. The husband should maintain his wife regarding clothes, house, medical care etc. Regarding to that in al-Talaaq 65:7 is said that a man should spend according to his wealth not more than he is able. The husband should have patience with wife even if there is dislike, because it might change in time.
Allah has forbidden to marry mother, grandmother, daughter, granddaughter, sisters both sides, sister’s daughters, father’s sisters, grandfather’s sisters, brother’s daughters, mother’s and grandmother’s sisters etc. Father’s uncles and aunt’s daughters or daughters of mother’s uncles and aunts are allowed to marry. Forbidden is to marry in-laws if marriage is consummated and in that category are wives mothers. If marriage not consummated it is allowed to marry wives daughters. It is also forbidden to marry two sisters, or a woman and her fathers aunt. Slave woman can be married only if he isn’t able to find a good free woman for himself and he want’s to prevent to do anything wrong, and only in case that slave woman is a Muslim.
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