Q&A: Why Did Prophet Muhammad Have So Many Wives? | Dr. Shabir Ally

You asked, we answered! "If the Quran allows a Muslim man to marry four wives, why did the Prophet Muhammad have more than four wives?" Dr. Shabir says Quran 4:3 emphasizes doing justice to widows and orphans at a time when a welfare system hadn't been established. He says the verse doesn't rule out the possibility of having more than four wives, though he emphasizes that the optimal choice is to have one wife. He discusses the Prophet's marriages, showing that they were for the sake of political and social good.
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[@lanre007]

Dr. Saffiyah. I am a bit confused. Why should a poor man take on more than 1wife much less more than 4 wives? And if marrying more than one wife was to help widows in the past , then what is the justification today? And what is the justification for marrying young girls who are virgins and thus not widows?

[@piedadunda1647]

one of the prophet's wives was 6 years old

[@afreenpc-xt7kk]

you can not marry a woman until she says yes to the marrige and she is emotionaly and physically mature in islam a women has full right to choose there spouses

[@mcfcDJ51]

great question

[@SocialMedia-di8is]

He wasn't poor he just lived in a humble way

[@SocialMedia-di8is]

​​@@piedadunda1647she was around 16 and older and there is arguments like how back in the day they would say 6 or 9 when they mean 16 or 19 also other arguments but even if you dont accept all the arguments for her being older which by the way are a lot from the mathematical argument of ayeasha sister asthma age during hijrah and her death ect you also have to accept the historical fact that back then everyone got married at that age and even recently in history people would get married at that age. It was a different time with different cultures and norms so we gotta look at it from a different perspective. People matured faster back then less distraction a lot less things to worry about and you also had to take on responsibilities at a earlier age. People that grew up in farms mature a lot faster thane kids in cities.

[@cosmicconnect7772]

I really would love for someone to explain why the marriage of young girl Aisha (may Allah grant her peace) took place. Why was her marriage consummated at such a young age. The records and dates state that she was 9. Why is this? And how can one come to accept Islam with knowing this?

[@loganreitzner]

She was 6. But because he was a lustful pdf. Only reason women fully cover is because he lusted so much. All the stories they didn't include in the quran are in the hadiths👍🏻 80% of muhammads wars were by force to convert people to Islam. So this video is a lie.

[@loganreitzner]

He even married one of his wife's sons wife. They said it was acceptable because his son was considered adopted 🤣🤦‍♂️

[@cosmicconnect7772]

@@loganreitzner woah.. did the son die before he married the son’s wife?

[@GK_Imagimotion]

Don't think, just believe

[@thanos7691]

@@cosmicconnect7772 He did not die. he divorced her

[@minimo5281]

This is such mental gymnastics..

[@jonahtisamphd.6101]

Why would Mohamed have more wives than believers? Because Al lah said so. Really?

[@mcfcDJ51]

always their excuse

[@dcmhsotaeh]

😂😂

[@harkamelrandhawa7125]

Why does Allah take special interest into the prophets bedroom? Why does the prophet gets revelations that only he could have more than 4 wife's? I can't stop thinking he was a false prophet nothing more than a king saying he is getting these revelations of convenience. When he was attacked by arabs about him marrying his adopted sons wife. Why he gets a revelation to settle that. Why does Allah care about the prophet bedroom. Moses or Jesus did not have this privaledge. Please change my opinion by explaining how I am wrong.

[@richardlugo2717]

This guy needed 18 minutes to answer one question and he still didn't answer it

[@marijancorluka4500]

Because Muhammad wanted do have many wives for various reasons and he used the allah told me so card whenever he wanted to. The fact is that YHWH Elohim wants us to only have 1 wife. Mark 10 8 - 8 And they twain shall be one flesh: so then they are no more twain, but one flesh.

[@alexatai1866]

Why did he marry his daughter in law ( zaynab) wife of zayd ! Why did he Mary 9 year old aysha! Why did he have adulterous relationship with his caniz ( slave) Marya ghebteya ! Behind his wife habse! And so on and on and on !! Stop fooling yourself! Tell the truth! People know all about it !

[@suzannem651]

Very informative, thank you

[@adim00lah]

Excuse me, but I'm a bit confused. If there are orphans, why not just adopt them as your kids? Why you need to marry them? What if there are male orphans, you have to marry them? This is a very odd answer to recommend marring orphans. Imagine if you worked at an orphanage, and a man showed up saying he was looking for wives. I would call the police.

[@Dutch_Engineer_Piff_Dahnk]

Get your head examined

[@daveyork0]

A prophet is an example of the rules he puts on others, if that is what he or she presumes to do. 'Special exemptions' just makes it a hypocrisy. If some divorces reduced the number of polygamous relationships to four concurrently it removes they hypocrisy

[@shoaibbhat279]

What about Prophet having additional responsibilities? While others pray 5 prayers , He himself prays 6 , that too in the dead of night . Why would he even want to get up and sacrifice his sleep every night?

[@robonic4616]

I think people get confused, these days marriage means - you share responsibilities. Back then you used to take responsibilities.

[@Dutch_Engineer_Piff_Dahnk]

​@@shoaibbhat279 because he can make up anything and idiots will believe it

[@WhySoBroken]

@@robonic4616 wrong, women and men always shared responsibilities

[@robonic4616]

@@WhySoBroken not financial ones.

[@JoshAwang]

Thanks for this enlightenment Dr Shabir. In my country Malaysia, there seems to be an obsession with the idea of polygamy, and it's often companied by undertones of uncontrollable lust for sexual pleasure. It's really bizarre. It's really such a poor representation of marriage according to Islam and could not be further from what Dr. Shabir is saying here, which makes so much more sense and is at least dignified. That's why non-Muslims in my country perceive Muslim men in general as having issues with lust and perversion.

[@semiot8305]

Let the Quran speak: “As for the righteous, there shall surely be a triumph: gardens and vineyards, and tender-bosomed maidens for companions: a truly overflowing cup.” According to Ibn Kathir, “the breasts of these girls will be fully rounded and not sagging, because they will be virgins." Sin is your eternal reward.

The real question should really be why do you have to marry a widow to support her? And why bother marry a widow with a child if treating them as your own is not allowed. It makes literally no sense. "Muhammad married to protect them or support them", and yet he was responsible for them being widowed or orphaned in the first place, there is no need to marry someone to help them.

[@drshehnazparveez3069]

The days we live in today are not the same that they lived in…..the world was very different….baby girls were killed at birth or sold as slaves and widows were burnt for being a curse for the husbands death and many other obscene things….unimaginable! How women could have been treated in those day…….if a woman had no husband she was everyone’s property to be abused in every way possible But if she was married she had someone who took responsibility for her…. This is my understanding We live in a western world so it’s not possible to understand the kind of practices that happened back then with women! I believe that women were given respect and saved from the oppression…. This is my point of view Even I had the same questions and I wonder why someone would do something like that But I also realised Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) didn’t live in 2024 The days were dark back then for women! Some women were burnt alive as witches some women were sold for prostitution Idk I can’t even imagine the kind of circumstances those women would have lived through And someone could marry them and save their life If I was a woman back then It would be a blessing if someone saved me from such demons and married me If someone married me as a favour because I would have no choice otherwise but to die or be a slave and lead a miserable life

[@Krishnaraj-wt8ns]

How did the women become widows? Attacking the tribes and Kill the men and making the women widows and marrying them wow ! What a kind system - Peace be upon him😂

[@Gattuso356]

Marriage is responsibilty. That's why the west denies marriage and chose dating oVer marriage. Imagine having more families and the responsibilities. It's a good deed with high reward and it's not easy. Feeding them providing them doing justice without being partial.

[@marvinkapaya7817]

He wanted to divorce Sawda coz she was old

[@bashaman9297]

@@marvinkapaya7817 provide REAL proof of this buddy.

[@Intelligent_Critic]

@@bashaman9297 Sawdah was old and Fat, Muhammed wanted no parts of that. Prophet muhammed even said she will be the first to die and was wrong unless i am misunderstanding the hadith: "Which of us will be the first to following you (in death)?" He said: "The one of you who has the longest arms." They took a stick and started to measure their arms. But Sawdah was the first one to follow him. She was the one who had the longest arms, because she used to give in charity a great deal. Sunan an-Nasa'i 2541 Grade Sahih

And yet in Islam marrying is about consent, but yet silence is considered consent. Sunan Ibn Majah 1870, and it continues too by the way.

[@laughtherapy1102]

Was Aisha (6years old) was a widow?

[@user-ll2jk9rp9l]

Why did he marry a 6 yo? Why did he have more than 10 wives when other Musl!ms can have 4 wives?

[@sirvivor294]

Cira international explains it the best. Have a good day.

[@fatimahassan7032]

Excellent analysis!

[@user-ch8sl7hu8w]

I am disturbed with surah Al-Ahzab 33: 50... who are the "we" that made it lawful for the prophet to have more wives than other believers.. because its most certain that it is not Allah's (SAW) words. Please explain who are the "we" and they understand that Allah is the most merciful and forgiving.

[@saadkhurram1817]

We is used as a glorification of god, like in India in Hindi the person can talk about himself using the word we,so there he's just meaning himself but if we translate it,it would appear the word 'we' to us

[@mjp-bi3re]

Nobody answers my question. How is it acceptable for the prophet of God to have had a six year old wife that he consummated their marriage with when she was nine? If we are to emulate him, the supposed most perfect man, then shouldn't all men seek out children for brides? Please please someone answer.

[@Think_pls]

Brother it was normal during those time Many famous figures had child bride Try to understand issue based on time place and circumstances

[@cocoalfaridah5831]

Sahih al-Bukhari 5081 Narrated 'Urwa: The Prophet (ﷺ) asked Abu Bakr for `Aisha's hand in marriage. Abu Bakr said "But I am your brother." The Prophet (ﷺ) said, "You are my brother in Allah's religion and His Book, but she (Aisha) is lawful for me to marry." Abu trying to get away with his daughter, he dissuaded him indirectly

[@TheTruth-hc7ww]

@@Think_pls Is the Sunnah for all time or just for the time of Muhammad?

[@TheTruth-hc7ww]

When your moral ethic is greater than your prophet then you should question what it is you believe in

[@cocoalfaridah5831]

@@TheTruth-hc7ww well. If you touch those, sensitive parts of the prophet, you will be labeled as traitor, kaffir, islamophobe and disrespectful towards the greatest man and his accomplishments for better humanity! Which humanity??

[@safhos5119]

What did he try to explain ? Confused

[@hammeyceesay2340]

Why did the God could not see that the time will one day change?

[@abdinasirmoalin2849]

What does this has to do with this topic? The problems of that day should be solved acording to norms existing that same day. The issue is not Allah not being able to see the future but it is people not being able to live in the future.

[@damienpeseika5242]

Jesus said, help the widow Muhammed said, marry the widow That what he is telling

[@semiot8305]

At the beginning dr Ally says that the Quranic rule about the maximum number of wives was given by Allah for a specific time/place. This interpretation destroys the claim that the Quran contains teachings for everyone in every time. Besides, polygamy is a pagan practice, condemned in the Torah and in the Gospels.

[@hassanabdur-rahman1559]

The Bible doesn't prohibit polygyny. Abraham, Moses, David, Solomon and other prophets had more than one wife. You are ignorant of the meaning of paganism. Paganism is a person who worships more than one God, not marrying more than one wife.

[@patrickhilariousmo4592]

There's any verse in the Bible where God say Davd, Solomon, Abraham who so ever must marry more than one wife if you say polygamy is allowed in the Bible? There's no such a verse. Real Christians go back to the beginning. God created one Man (Adam) and one woman (Eve) after the fall of Adam and Eve people started polygamy by their own will. If God did not punish them that does not make polygamy permitted. The Biggest problem of your Prophet Muhammad was that he couldn't understand the difference between what God said and what Man say ​@@hassanabdur-rahman1559

[@ertegi64366]

it does not destroy anything. quran tells to not enter prophet hause. quran tells free slaves in some situations. some verses are local and historical. though still there are countless lessons we can conclude from them. some are timeless. universal and timeless teachings of the quran are the attributes of allah. his orders about very fundemantal things like salah, chairty, good morals, justice, critical thinking, believing in the absolute justice and the judgement day etc.

[@nils9477]

To meet Carnal lust, fleshy desires

[@jtinalexandria]

Not a Muslim or religious at all, but I like this guy. He's very reasonable and gives solid explanations.

[@justiceriser8970]

Yeah but I get feeling he prefer people having one wife he a bit uncomfortable about having many wives

[@reshmamohamed1597]

According to listening to Shabir. Mohammad had no good examples in him. All I’m hearing he did is spent his entire life in adultery and fornication. How sad for him in HEll😮

[@roerdomp16e]

Why are women not allowed to have 4 men ?

[@Jenice_ru]

First of all just bc Allah hasn’t allowed. But if we look from scholars prospects if u get married to 4 men where would u know who’s the baby in ur womb. Would u provide for ur men everything money food etc Then if u get married to 4 men For men it is necessary to provide for women (wife’s)in Islam but women are not capable of doing it for the difference of thei body strength productive system and etc then would u be able to provide for ur men! While being pregnant no. And secondly perspective is that in Islam the Muslims majority of men are less than women , and the reason of it is that men do jihaad in the path of Allah and some of them are martyrs so if the majority of men are few than women that means half of the woman can get married and half of them can’t and it doesn’t make sense . Allah know everything and he knows what’s good and what’s bad so Allah is just and fair in everything he creates he is just with women also so he gives permission for men to marry 4 wife’s ofc if he provides for them equally and raise his children .

[@roerdomp16e]

@@Jenice_ru And the question is ofcourse WHY Allah would discriminate between women and men.

[@edwardnewgate5511]

@@roerdomp16e allah has given jobs to the genders. Its the reason you dont see men wearing hijab and Woman being obligated to keep a beard.

[@HackerPULSE90]

@@Jenice_ru because majority in hell are women and most of them follow dajjal

[@2Breezyyy]

What verse exempted Muhammad (PBUH) from the 4 wife rule? I had many questions before that I believe are answerable but I simply don't know the response to this. How is "a good reason" good enough of an excuse? What if I married 8 wives in the name of peace between families, you wouldnt care since I am still tresspassing what Allah has allowed for me, so is the best example for mankind to transgress Allah? I don't mean disrespect by this, I don't even say that Muhammad done this out of lust. I just see a clear transgression of a verse here.

[@sharadthakur67]

He tried best but if marriage is done for responsibility and more childrens Then why triple talaaq and halala is legal

[@10oneluv10]

I thought the reason Muhammad (saw) had 9 wives was because the ruling restricting the limit to 4 came AFTER he already had 9, and therefore was grandfathered in and not expected to simply divorce 5 of them right then and there. Is this correct?

[@marioluigi9599]

That's an interesting thought, but nobody even knows how many wives the prophet really had and all their names. We're talking about something that happened in ancient times. I think a lot of it is hearsay from Arabs who wanted to say the prophet was married to their own tribe People don't even know how many of these wives he was married to at the same time, so it could have been that he was married to only 4 at a time, although everyone seems to agree that during the lifetime of his first wife, he never married any other (even though he could have done). So that's interesting too. Also, he only had children from his first wife throughout his entire life and today only the descendants of one of his daughters of his first wife survive. So you should ask if he really had like 10+ wives to sleep with every night... where are all his kids? Sometimes you hear of people nowadays who marry a lot of wives (a lot more than 4) and they always have tons and tons of kids. So whyyyyyyy didn't he have any with any of them? Did he not sleep with them at all? If he did have more than 4 at a time, were they only "so-called wives" for political reasons and not true love marriages like this first wife?

[@lanre007]

@@marioluigi9599 it's like you never heard of infertility in men before.....it does happen you know...and having a thousand wives doesn't make a difference.....

[@GK_Imagimotion]

This 33:50 verse is a little bit suspicious 😂

[@lizah417]

The lady has the same surname as the Sheikh, are they related?

[@alexatai1866]

why did he marry his daughter in law zaynab zayd wife zayd ebn muhemad ???

[@matthewbardos4424]

Over 18 minutes of talking, and no mention of the word "consent."

[@abdallaha92]

Islam already mandates consent for marriage. That's not the question.

@@abdallaha92 I asked the Prophet, "O Allah's Messenger! Should the women be asked for their consent to their marriage?" He said, "Yes." I said, "A virgin, if asked, feels shy and keeps quiet." He said, "Her silence means her consent." - Sahih al-Bukhari 6946 What were you saying again?

[@abdallaha92]

@RosalineBettencourt Back then you would ask her parents first to talk to her and then see if she was interested. Considering marriages don't happen spontaneously and often take a year to occur in Islam, I am fairly certain that a moment of shyness didn't force someone to marry. BTW now do European standards of consent 1400 years ago

[@matthewbardos4424]

@@abdallaha92 I am for the full equality of the sexes and for full consent in all circumstances, regardless of geographic location or time (when you bring up Europe of the 7th century, do you mean Christianity or just that geographic area that we now call Europe? In either case, it would have been generally just as bad). Apparently, the supposed creator of the cosmos is not for equality and consent. Finally, parents should not be able to consent to marriage for their children. Moreover, some of these children were supposedly orphans, and what about the male children?

[@catekariuki3567]

Why did he marry a child....6yr old😢? Is it a sin in Islam to marry children?

[@ENG4KH]

I think women don't want to hear this message.

[@Zazamarkle]

Making excuses…. Then he should have married 100 times if its for taking care of needy…

[@justiceriser8970]

Dude to me he against having many wives he just indirectly say it

[@belewwassie522]

MANY questions than answers

[@Sambasilamaka]

You did not say the détails of the spouses of the prophet

[@anniethomas9850]

Most of the higher animals like Elephants are known to have only one female partner. But why did the Prophet permit 4 partners and downgrade the human to worse that of a animal. Further more, he did not comply with his own rule, he is known to have almost 11 wives. 9:36

[@onlyoneg-donlyonetorahonly3079]

If all muslims were like this teacher,,, then everyone could live together in peace,,, but sadly many muslim teachers i have listened to,, are very angry people,,,and have taken the place of GD,,, in judgement,,calling for death 24/7,,,, ,, as if they knew the hearts of all mankind,,,THEY FORGET THAT ONLY GD CAN (((( TRULY )))) KNOW THE THOUGHS OF MAN,,, THEREFORE ONLY GD IS THE TRUE JUDGE,,

[@aslambiswas1405]

Agree, well said.

[@RaisingMyWildflowers]

Maybe we should change this to "if all RELIGIOUS LEADERS were like this teacher. . .". I'm Christian, and forgive me for arguing, but there are MANY pastors who are incredibly angry and promote division and hatred as well.

[@mansour9790]

Muhammad didn't marry for political reasons. If he did, his wives would have been daughters of kings. But they were former slaves and wife of his adopted son. Infact the only marriage that was financial was to kadijah, it benefited muhammad so much that he didn't marry multiple wives while she was still alive.

[@marydorothy548]

He seems to be quite embarassed while giving an explanation

[@shabananaeem1917]

Nice 👍👍

[@hawkslayers1]

how and why did he become a prophet

[@josephstollie3644]

Why does Dr Shabir Ally Not debate Christian Prince on some of the topics he dicuss on your show.

[@Sambasilamaka]

Say the Truth , the husband of Safiyya bint Huyay ,Kinana was killed..

[@rashidaquil5284]

Why did David, solomon, Moses, jacob, Abraham had several wives ?

[@bestfans]

It is a SIN. When our lord and saviour Jesus Christ came he said only one to one.

[@Bharat182]

Like u do not follow other prophets …don’t follow Muhammad..as simple as it is

[@kejokkojek4233]

This guy is tripping y'all.

[@Rico-Suave_]

Watched all of it 9:25

[@Rico-Suave_]

Watched all of it 17:08

[@zal_models]

Many of you here are looking through contemporary lenses. Things were different 1400 years ago. Since the Prophet had so many wives, why didnt his followers and enemies make an issue out of it? The Prophet is also a political leader and marrying from different tribes is a political move. And the Prophet is celebate too.

[@cocoalfaridah5831]

Prophet had many wives, He used them for his own glorification to access and keep power over all the tribe! He did not love even one of them.. It is political mariage and exploitation for my own glory! Muhammad married many wives, others people daughters and made polygamy an important thing but When Ali decided to take another wife beside fathima he said( not my daughter) he opposed it, he refused it completely! How many wives did Ali had? How many co-spouse did fathima had? Then when one older man wanted to marry fathima he refused he opposed saying ( she is still young) she was 16. Going to 17! Then when ali who was almost the same age than Fatima ask him about fathima he accepted) That is hypocritical ! Bcz he can marry many wives and young Aisha even when abu abjected! Why did he opposed refused Ali to follow polygamy?? Why did he refused to marry fathima to someone older than her?? Why did umar had to come to always settle his trouble in his household when his women sided each other because of Mary copt!?

[@abderrahmane3800]

​​@@cocoalfaridah5831 What are you talking about Abu bakr objecting to Aisha marriage with the prophet... Making stuff up. Here is a copy paste of a comment i posted. In the video Dr Sahbyr explained that the marrying of this wives had politcal and social importance to islam as he was the prophet. And he was absolutely not desobeying God as the chapter mentioned at 4:23 clearly states the exceptionality of Prophet Muhamad pbuh position and a special authorization due to this position. And also the huge social and politacal benefits of those mariages to build trust among the people at that time as Dr Shabyr like i said explained.

[@rahmath3305]

Imagine if king Saud’s daughter marry with Natanyahoo and Natanyahoo’s with Khamenayee and Khamenayee with with Donald trump and his with Putin. Then we’ll have a peaceful world.

[@trendafile6356]

​@@cocoalfaridah5831 good questions

[@cocoalfaridah5831]

@@rahmath3305 that is absolutely not true, If the saoudite leader Mary trump daughter to bring unity of peace, he will brake the treaty and marry his own cousin, bloodlife to used Donald trump daughter then Trump will get sad and feel humiliated and fooled and manipulated, then he will bring the marine to bombe them or find way to take revenge.. Muslim never keep these kind of promise .. They can marry as much as they can include concubine..

[@alifahim4509]

Brother Shabir, I humbly suggest that you teach, train, prepare and equip some young men and women to do your work so that good will spread more and be sustained inshaAllah. Someone must carry the torch at some point in time (May Allah place baraka in your life and efforts, and may Allah reward you with Al Ferdaws).

[@adim00lah]

Okay, lets say there are orphans, why not just adopt them as your children, why you need to marry them? So what if there are boy orphans, then what? You have to marry the boys too? This doesn't make any sense and is not logical at all.

[@Curlyproftales]

Because he got Special concenssion he was Chosen One. Nice Trickery

[@cameronmacdonald2157]

A couple of his wives were Jews? and one or two of his children died, how could he not bring them back if he was such a great prophet?

[@SSLLB-mr9ct]

Using women for political and social reasons , absolutely disgusting

[@prodipkumarsarkar]

He was sexiest man and a brutal towards who refused to follow his dictums

[@javeediqbal7580]

Does our prophet had more than one wife at one time

[@gabbypage6929]

Now that we are living in the 21st century how men take on 1 wife instead of being greedy.

[@stephenberko5697]

Must you marry more b4 u can take care of widows?

[@llifemusic2032]

I ask you right now If your Imam have 10 wives would you follow your imam this day?

[@stevestars2966]

I never heard that any prophets had so many wives this is false information

[@gemsbokhtar6861]

I am a muslim but not as knowledgeable as Dr. Shabir, however I really struggle to understand any good in prophet marrying many wives especially a young one. I frankly sometimes doubt in perfectness of Muhammad and think people gone too far on praising him. May God forgive me if I am sinning by these words.

[@immanuelmetatron6478]

You’re right, I mean if God made a limit on how many wives you can have and the Prophet exceeded that amount, wouldn’t it be disobeying God. I don’t know either but I don’t think you’re winning by questioning those things, we are to praise God and not men.

[@gemsbokhtar6861]

Sorry these reasons don’t fit in my mind as justification. I really don’t want to hurt anyones believe. I’m just telling my feelings and confusion.

[@MultiVerseDragonball]

​@@gemsbokhtar6861 8 out of 9 wives were old widowed or divorced women. In today's society its very hard for elderly or divorced women with kids to find a new spouse. Men usually want kid-less or young women, even if they're older. Back then it was even worse, as men usually lived a shorter live due to getting into war early or for biological reasons (hard work), while getting married as man was quite a easier task than today, women had quite bad cards. Each of the Prophet's wives had a different status and family background, although most of them came from noble, political families. I think we can learn from the Prophet's marriage that women, even if they are past their prime or their status, deserve to be married again and not only married to someone who might accept her as she is, but who really take care of her with all heir rights and give her a good treat! And in that he set an example as a prophet, it is also an example for all pious Muslims. Many complain about the number, but I don't know any person on earth who shares his house with two, older, divorced women and takes care of them in a good way. Obviously it seems strange in first stance, but if you get older, marry and understand how a marriage and love is built, you understand what the Prophet Muhammad sallahu alyhi salam actually did was not a easy task. I don't even expect any muslim man of the world to be capable of what he actually did. And regarding his 9th wife, Ayeisha. Even if some people don't like it, Ayeisha's age is still an uncertain matter. There are quite a few contrasts and I say this after researching for hours and hours. But its certain that like Khadija she might be one, he really loved and where love was a central aspect of their gathering

[@consolefragging9392]

They were all adults.

[@abdula16]

No body cares about what or how you see things. And this guy is not knowledge.

[@gerardbok3105]

I thought Zainab was married and Saffiyah too.

[@RabiulIslam-zz7be]

Having more than one wife is unfair and then four wives and then multiple wives is unethical and it clearly shows might is right, I really hate this kind of belief and all are done in the name of God, shame to all of you who preach this kind of culture. You all Ned to wake up.

[@orasinias]

in ragards to his explanation of marrying upto 4 wives his explanation is wrong.

[@MO51MARRIED6yrAISHA]

(GodLogic Apologetics) is knowledgeable about islam will you debate him ?

[@gamalsaad1545]

90 joseph married 12 mary 40 issac married 3 rebbeca

[@ethiopiagethahun685]

I am watching Godlogic Apologetics channel especially shiek uthman destroyed him

[@John14.6]

@@gamalsaad1545 Where are you getting this from? If Joseph was 90, that would mean he was 102 when all the family went to Jerusalem and Jesus went missing (Luke 2) and if Rebekah was only 3 how did she water all the camels with her water jar when Abraham's servant found her (Genesis 24)?

[@richardlugo2717]

Yeah the same chapter that banned adoption

[@alphasey6159]

I like Dr Shabir, but I think he does not have knowledge. He has information. I think he should focus on what he does well; that is focusing on areas of debates

[@osofopontv3134]

Wow

[@calvink7382]

Faith ; not wanting to know what the truth is

[@gypsycruiser]

Could you please address this question , why does Shaytan have so much leeway and permission to influence mankind.?

[@sontiraghunath3818]

Then why woman are not allowed to marry atleast 2 men if not four as allowed by men??

[@LilDeezyDreez]

Guess Jesus should have married the daughters of all the Pharisees and Sedducees as well was daughters of the Roman generals.....at least for political reasons😂😂 But Jesus came with a purpose and a kingdom far removed from the desires of life. Praise God🙏🏾

[@placydsouza5405]

I am so happy I m a christian

[@JohnMoore-jz7be]

This is a interesting topic because ever prophets and kings hadsny wives and this caused problems and tarnished their images reputation careers u name it it all caused trouble or thawted process and kept rumors gossip Jesus Christ superstar wasn't caught up or involved with in these controversial topics about multiple wives Jesus had women friends and them helping his ministry they were his disciples too but u don't here about him caught up in multiple wives scandals while slot of them did had had to live it all down and deal with the talk scandals controversys

[@lahleholivia7398]

Muhammad married 12 women in 8 years 😮

[@cocoalfaridah5831]

Sunan an-Nasa'i Hadith 3221) Narrated 'Abdullah bin Buraidah: It was narrated from 'Abdullah bin Buraidah that his father said: "Abu Bakr and 'Umar, may Allah be pleased with them, proposed marriage to Fatimah but the Messenger of Allah said: 'She is young.' Then 'Ali proposed marriage to her and he married her to him." Ali was 22 around. Fathima is said she was around 9- or 21… Yet Muhammad claim that, fathima is still young when she was around 16or 21 …, He refused to marry fathima to umar and abu on basic that she is too young for them, they are too old for her, then when Ali who was around he same age like Fatima, he accepted., birds of the same feature!

[@takhtar4877]

Prophet of bible also have many wives without any objection from God … Solomon 700 wives 300 concubines David 8 wives and many concubines

[@cocoalfaridah5831]

That is not true, it is not God who told them to have these women, it was their own lust and God punished them All.. You can find their lamented and prayers and begging forgiveness to God in many verses in the Bible.. David was punished Solomon was punished by God in the Bible… God didn’t not contributed, nor did he encouraged them, he told them and send messenger to warn them from their lust and greed

[@cocoalfaridah5831]

That is not truth, the God of the Bible punished David and Solomon for their sins! pride In them create lust, then greed, then envy , then gluttony, and sloth and finally wrath in them.. Sins!! In the case of the god of Muhammad, he encouraged him to lust, be proud, feed his greed , nurture his envy to satisfy his gluttony!!! Is this the same God?? One discourage lust and envy, the other encourage lust and envy??? This is clearly not th same god who is against the root of the deathly sins

[@TheTruth-hc7ww]

Are you saying that Muhammad is just being a regular man?

[@cocoalfaridah5831]

@@TheTruth-hc7ww that is exactly the picture it give in his regard!.. It look like a regular man who have accessed power! And use it for some of his benefit insensitive to the lower guy feeling! That is what it looks like!! Well you guy say that ( he is the best of mankind, the perfect role model to Emulated for all male in mankind species…. Un role model is a role! All male mu do what he did, he is the last great man.. Whoever obey the messenger obey God. ( Quran 4:80) Whatever he say, you take it it is an order!❤️‍🩹

[@takhtar4877]

@@cocoalfaridah5831 its seems like you are in conflict with your bible 1 Kings 15:5 NIV “For David had done what was right in the eyes of the Lord and had not failed to keep ANY of the Lord’s COMMANDS ALL the days of his life-except in the case of Uriah the Hittite.” According to your own God david only sin was killing Uriah , the husband of Bathsheba . Now remember david had 8 or more wives and many concubines. So now you left with one choice that is to deny what your god is explicit saying .

[@alexatai1866]

I love to see this guy in debate with some non believer ! So much taking in front of camera hihih

[@peterrego3771]

He beat Mohd. to it - More wives than Mohd. Was told about An Indian Muslim king who followed Mohd's footsteps - goggled to find he had scores of concubines He even loved alcohol.( Champagne)...Need to check further.. He liked to see his concubines’ children on his birthday and once he ordered that the garland round the neck of son No 30 be removed and taken to the bazaar after the party and sold for half the price. He loved to drink champagne which tended to be fusty since it was stored under the roof in the blistering heat. After Independence, the Nizam became even more eccentric, shuffling round the backstreets of Hyderabad in disguise with his trademark muffler round his mouth. At one time, he was supporting as many as 14,200 dependants, most of whom were parasites with no direction in life such as the children of his concubines. An opium addict, he survived on a quota of about 11 grains a day but he also ensured that all the women in his harem were given the same so that everyone could be on a high together. It was too good to last. The enormous drain on the huge trust funds that he had established exacerbated by the demands of his multitudes of dependants at a time when the Indian government was clamping down firmly on princely incomes brought the old Nizam down to his bony old knees. Many did not believe the old man and laughed when he said that he was broke. Indeed, it was difficult to gauge as to how much of his problem was real and how much they were eccentric ramblings of a wealthy miser. He became a withdrawn pathetic figure and was well-aware of the humiliation for Hyderabad, which despite its mainly Hindu population had always regarded itself as the leader of Islam. He was reduced to knitting his socks, sleeping on a humble charpoy, surviving on rice and lentils and bargaining with shopkeepers over the price of a soft drink. A pet white goat chewing on a turnip was his steady companion. In 1956, he took the decision to disinherit his decadent eldest son and appointed his grandson, Prince Mukarram Jah as his heir.

[@cocoalfaridah5831]

Prophet had many wives, He used them for his own glorification to access and keep power over all the tribe! He did not love even one of them.. It is political mariage and exploitation for my own glory! Muhammad married many wives, others people daughters and made polygamy an important thing but When Ali decided to take another wife beside fathima he said( not my daughter) he opposed it, he refused it completely! How many wives did Ali had? How many co-spouse did fathima had? Then when one older man wanted to marry fathima he refused he opposed saying ( she is still young) she was 16. Going to 17! Then when ali who was almost the same age than Fatima ask him about fathima he accepted) That is hypocritical ! Bcz he can marry many wives and young Aisha even when abu abjected! Why did he opposed refused Ali to follow polygamy?? Why did he refused to marry fathima to someone older than her?? Why did umar had to come to always settle his trouble in his household when his women sided each other because of Mary copt!?

[@abuahmedazam3922]

After conquering Madina he Prphet Muhammad became a rich man and conquer of Arab by Gonimot earn by the war .

[@wahabkazim5368]

Dear "Let the Quran Speak", what does the Quran say about how many wives did the Prophet have? It seems like you always rely on hadith to explain every question. You're not letting the Quran speak for itself.

[@bachhus]

Shabir Sir You are beating round the bush. How come 18 were allowed to him and only four for others. In other words if you know Quran and you do not have money for Dower one can marry more than 18 ??For political and social reasons it is permitted to marry more than 18?? You want non muslim authors to justify this ?? The way you said about this verse it was a permission given to marry without offering Dower but Allah never explicitly permitted marry more than 4 wives. Sorry sir Explanations are not at all convincing.

[@fekkakhasna5687]

This is not because you are speaking about that that it will be the destiny of all

[@sufiahmed100]

As Salaam Alaakum. Most Prophets had,, more than 1 wife.

[@mokonenbahta862]

Accept one ☝️

[@sufiahmed100]

I said most. And if you say Isa unto him peace. There not much history on him.

[@heregoes8839]

Marry as many as you want, more power to you...if you can handle it. Most people can't even keep one marriage or relationship alive for long these days.

[@cocoalfaridah5831]

Do you remember when Muhammad couldn’t handle his wives that he had to call Allah , and all the believers imams jibril and all angels to come to his rescue? Then umar’s had to came to threatening them all of divorce??

[@heregoes8839]

@@cocoalfaridah5831 No idea what you're talking about CooCoo. Good luck getting anyone to marry you though.

[@reggiebrown4911]

@@cocoalfaridah5831 Triggered...U must be a feminist.

[@nafisanwari6288]

@@cocoalfaridah5831 What's your point

[@cocoalfaridah5831]

@@nafisanwari6288 Sahih al-Bukhari 5230) Narrated Al-Miswar bin Makhrama: I heard Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) who was on the pulpit, saying, "Banu Hisham bin Al-Mughira have requested me to allow them to marry their daughter to `Ali bin Abu Talib, but I don't give permission, and will not give permission unless `Ali bin Abi Talib divorces my daughter in order to marry their daughter, because Fatima is a part of my body, and I hate what she hates to see, and what hurts her, hurts me." Muhammad was an hypocrites man who allowed polygamy for your daughter and suffer into it, But he opposed his daughter to be in polygamous, he opposed Ali for taking other wives beside his daughter., It doesn’t hurt him when your daughter go through this.. But it hurt him when his daughter face the same thing??

[@mcfcDJ51]

When you lie it becomes a big mess.

[@pjx607]

Dr. Shabir Ally, in this video you have stated that having 4 wives was based on certain "conditions" at the time of the prophet (exp: muslim men being murdered which gave rise to muslim widows). Wouldn't your statement then contradict the validity of other messages in the Q'uran in regards to how we should live in 2023? In no way am I questioning A'llah. I am questioning the credibility of some of the messages in the Quran and how it maybe applied in todays world since it is taught that what is in the Quran may be applied in any generation of humankind.

[@amiraibrahim3958]

It’s for all time, not for every time. If something doesn’t fit for us then it wasn’t for us

[@serc1237]

اللهم صلي على النبي محمد صلي الله عليه وسلم ❤

[@user-ll2jk9rp9l]

لماذا تزوج فتاة عمرها 6 سنوات؟ يمكن للمسلم أن يكون له 4 زوجات، ولكن لماذا لديه أكثر من 10 زوجات؟

[@serc1237]

@@user-ll2jk9rp9lاللهم صلي على النبي محمد صلي الله عليه ❤❤❤❤❤

[@SeunDr]

He intentionally skipped Mohammed marrying his daughter in law..

[@takhtar4877]

Zaid RA was not prophet son . He was a slave given to prophet wife on her wedding . Later when he was in his youth his family saw him and ask prophet to give them . Zaid decided to stay with prophet . Prophet elevated status as adopted son . There was no blood relation nor they adopted in as infant or in need of son . However there are stories in the bible like Abrahim marrying his step sister and God having no objection . Also the story of lot is something you might want to skip …peace

[@peterrego3771]

What about the beautiful Safiya - He exchanged 7 slaves for her...He was a just man who had numerous slaves...AND what about Maria the cook/maid ? and they had a son Ibrahim...

[@cocoalfaridah5831]

@@takhtar4877 so you are saying that, because he elevated his status ( wish is something a normal man can do) He had the right to take his only wife though?? Prophet already have many wives and fresh aisha -and beautiful safiya and sawda He had many women already included captives.. Zaid was a slave afraid of his master and let his only luck he had to have a free woman for himself! What do you mean he wasn’t his biological son? It is even painful for a helpless man, without power whatsoever to see his wife go in the hand of his boss!!! ( broken trust, self pity, self esteem -humiliation. Powerless in front of another man) the way zaid felt and just accept the humiliation, disrespect!! Let me ask You. Can you forgive a friend who take your wife from you? A friend you respected and trusted?? Can you???

[@deathshadow5316]

@@cocoalfaridah5831 i suppose you have no background knowledge on the matter. Zaid is an adopted son amd not a real son. Zaid divorced his wife independent of Muhammad saw and he then married her showing the community that one an adopted son can never be your son and that to establish the precedent of the Prophet ﷺ marrying the ex-wife of an adopted son who took on the name of a non-biological father (adʿīyāʾ), so that the proscription on this practice could be forever abolished. Concurrently, without a legal heir to his spiritual, political, and material inheritance, the Prophet ﷺ was the final amongst the long chain of prophets. The annulment of adoption and his lack of a biological heir removed any confusion with regards to his inheritance, for now no one could lay claim to prophethood or political authority based on hereditary succession.

[@cocoalfaridah5831]

@@deathshadow5316 sir I have the full background of the story.. Muhammad went to the house of zaid, he wasn’t there then he saw zeinab, body she was beautiful according to him then he said it loudly ( god moved his heart by seeing her) then when zaid came came back zeinab told him and zaid knew exactly what to do according to the 1) privileges of Muhammad one of them is: ( if the eye of Muhammad fall into a woman, her husband must divorce her so that he might have her!) Find theses 16 privileges of Muhammad in the website of official gouvernement of south Arabia) Let me send you the link.. Zaid divorced her according the Muhammad privilege!

[@GoaUk365]

Special permission

[@laylaali5977]

It was the Arabian and other cultures at the time but it’s no longer necessary.

[@omarmansour6766]

The way he talked about our Prophet Mohamed as being “a human being and having desires as the rest of us” was an utter of complete disrespect and a sign of his intense ignorance of the spirituality and humanity of the religion of Islam. "انما يريد الله ليذهب عنكم الرجس اهل البيت و يطهركم تطهيرا" That doesn’t sound like someone who can be described as “a human being and having desires as the rest of us”. Furthermore, the first 18 verses of the chapter of the Star in the Quran is clear proof that it is unfit to describe the prophet as “a human being and having desires as the rest of us”.

[@mohammedhharun3817]

Abdul Mutalib had more than four wives. So did Umar, Uthman and Ali. We can deduce something from this: it was customary for a man of authority to have had multiple wives and the limit of four wives only was probably enforced much later.

[@ewnetu-vx4uk]

In the Quran how many wives allowed to marry I herd only one wife but you reduce for four wives I do not understand this extra books out of Quran that to correct prophet Muhammad he is not God how you do this only the one you have but in the time it is ok but not with Marryrge certificate but prophet Muhammad done that it is not clear this Faith you haven't thought about it

[@ongskidongski6137]

Prophet Muhammed (PBUH ) is the model of all mandkind. You can also marry many women who are need to be wives. Instead of helping them marry them instead

[@rakkimmomin6968]

Marrying and having more than one wife is haram.

[@hyknusa3538]

A Muslim should have more than four pigs, but only one wive

[@allanbernabe5189]

Did he just say that the main purpose of allowing multiple wives is for men to take the widows of his fallen comrades? Did Muslim men during Muhammad era really marry multiple wives for this reason? Or was this man just inventing unrelistic new silly excuses? Is the general Muslim community aware of this "justification" thru the centuries before this speaker "revealed" his version of true reason? Ironically, nobody was allowed to marry Muhammad's own widows. Even if one of them was just 18 years old when Muhammad died. What's up with that?

[@raviatri5603]

He missed Zainab....

[@user-eo4pq4mf7f]

This man is the bigest can man in the world.