Domestic Issues and Their Solutions — Page 167
167 ‘The law of God Almighty should not be use d contrary to its purpose, nor should it be invoked to serve as a shield for self - indulgence. To do so would be a great sin. God Almighty has repeatedly admonished against yielding to carnal passions. Righteousness alone should be your motive for everythin g. ’ (Malfuzat, Vol. 7, pp. 64 - 65, editi on published in London ) Address delivered to ladies on 31 July 2004 at Jalsa Salana UK. Published in Al Fazl International 24 April 2015) Hazrat Khalifatul Masih V (may Allah be his Helper) said the following concern ing taking multiple wives in his Friday sermon of 15 May 2009: ‘Allah the Exalted states in this regard that it is not an open permission: َ ی فَانۡکِحُّوۡا مَا طَاب ہ م ہ ِفِ الۡیَت ًَلََ تُّقۡسِطُّوۡا و َ اِن ۡ خِفۡتُّم ۡ ا ًَََل َ ۚ فَاِن ۡ خِفۡتُّم ۡ ا و َ رُّبہع َ ث ہ و َ ثُّل ہ لَکُّم ۡ مَِن َ النَِس َٓاء ِ مَثۡن ًَََل ّۡنٰۤ ا لِک َ اَد ہ ذ ؕ ۡ اَو ۡ مَا مَلَکَت ۡ اَیۡمَانُّکُّم ا تَعۡدِلُّوۡا فَوَاحِدَۃ ﴾ ۴ تَعُّوۡلُّوۡا ؕ﴿ ‘And if you fear that you, the society, may fail to do justice in matters concerning orphans in the aftermath of war then m arry women of your choice, two, or three, or four. And if you fear you will not deal justly, then marry only one or what your right