One Wife Clause in the Marriage Contract

[𐒁𐒚𐒒𐒂𐒘𐒂𐒗 𐒎𐒚𐒗𐒗𐒒]

Thanks for sharing! @Devilsadvocate

 

[offensive bias]

I never understood this?
What's the purpose of this clause.
Islam allows you to divorce your husband , he cannot keep you in the marriage against your will.
You also have zero control over the man marrying another woman.

Is it all about ego?

 

[Shimbiris]

If one needs to make their husband sign this to trust them, the marriage never had legs to begin with.

 

[cunug3aad]

It may seem like a useless addendum but i've seen somali odeys bring up wanting a second marriage out of thin air. Given how marriage culture is in somalia it seems more important for a somali woman who wanna be monogamous than for other ethnicities women

 

[𐒁𐒚𐒒𐒂𐒘𐒂𐒗 𐒎𐒚𐒗𐒗𐒒]

It may seem like a useless addendum but i've seen somali odeys bring up wanting a second marriage out of thin air. Given how marriage culture is in somalia it seems more important for a somali woman who wanna be monogamous than for other ethnicities women

This is precisely the issue. Somali women are being scammed and even robbed at times of their finances for their husband to marry another woman behind her back. When she could have used that money for her children and retirement. Moreover, she could have been happily married to an honest, monogramous man, and not a polygamous one.

 

[𐒁𐒚𐒒𐒂𐒘𐒂𐒗 𐒎𐒚𐒗𐒗𐒒]

If one needs to make their husband sign this to trust them, the marriage never had legs to begin with.

If a man hesitates to prove he is monogamous, the marriage never had legs to begin with.
It's not like the clause will prevent him from divorcing his first wife and marrying another woman. it just means the first wife will be granted a divorce. So, why can't a polygamous man divorce her and go marry a few WILLING women?

Sounds to me, that polygamous men get a thrill out of deceiving and forcing women into these situations, instead of finding volunteers.

 

[Shimbiris]

If a man hesitates to prove he is monogamous, the marriage never had legs to begin with.
It's not like the clause will prevent him from divorcing his first wife and marrying another woman. it just means the first wife will be granted a divorce. So, why can't a polygamous man divorce her and go marry a few WILLING women?

Sounds to me, that polygamous men get a thrill out of deceiving and forcing women into these situations, instead of finding volunteers.

Barking up the wrong tree, walaashay. Have zero interest in being polygamous. Couldn't pay me to be, quite frankly. One woman kinda chap. But again, my point is that the marriage didn't have legs to begin with in that a woman ought not be marrying a man who's character she's so unsure of that she'd make him sign this sort of contract. Should know each other well enough to know he'd never do such a thing if you're against it.

 

[The truth seeker]

There is a big difference between a western born and bred farah and a fob from Somalia who is encouraged to be polygamous by his uncles and friends the minute he hits 37