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I was reading the book by Karen Armstrong about Prophet Muhammad (PBUH). There is mentioned that at one point of time prophet Muhammad (PBUH) has 5 wives.

· 21 Jumada I 1429 AH1 min readFatwa 16748English

Question

I was reading the book by Karen Armstrong about Prophet Muhammad (PBUH). There is mentioned that at one point of time prophet Muhammad (PBUH) has 5 wives.

Was it before the revelation related to 4 wives or after that?
If after the revelation than what was the reason of 5 wives?

Answer

In the name of Allah, Most Gracious, Most Merciful

Assalaamu `alaykum waRahmatullahi Wabarakatuh

Kindly refer to the following link:

http://www.al-inaam.com/social/polygamous_life.htm

And Allah knows best

Wassalam

Ml. Ishaq E. Moosa,
Student Darul Iftaa

Checked and Approved by:

Mufti Ebrahim Desai
Darul Iftaa, Madrassah In'aamiyyah

Answered by
Ml. Ishaq E. Moosa
Checked & approved by
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