In a delightful report about how Imam Abu Hanifah received his name (his original name was Numan bin Thaabit bin Zuta bin Mah), an account of why the wife is forbidden to take more than one husband is recounted. 'Abu Hanifah' is an unusual name because it means 'the father of Hanifah', and Hanifah was his daughter. It was not the custom in those days to do this. Normally, the name would be 'the father of the name of a son.' How this came about is quite edifying.

One day the great Imam Abu Hanifah was asked a question that, for the first time in his illustrious career, he was unable to answer. The question was,

"Why were women forbidden to marry more than one husband at a time?"

To make a long story short, Abu Hanifah's daughter said that she knew the answer and would solve this question if her father would make a promise to her that if she succeeded in solving this problem, he would then assure her a place in history. Abu Hanifah agreed.

So she gathered a group of women together and gave each of them a cup. Then she brought in a large bowl of milk and asked each of them to dip their cups in the milk and to fill their cups. They did so. She then asked them to pour back the milk into the bowl. They did this too. She then asked them to re-fill their cups taking back only their own milk that they had poured into the bowl.

This, obviously, was impossible to do. Hanifah had clearly demonstrated the kind of predicament that would be created if a woman had several husbands.

With more than one husband, if she were to become pregnant, she would have exceptional difficulties determining who the actual father was. Identifying parentage and lineage would then be insurmountable for the offspring. Imam Abu Hanifah was so pleased with her answer that he took the name 'Abu Hanifah', 'the father of Hanifah', so his daughter did indeed earn a place in history.

I don't think that this logic is alid in the contemporary age.Because DNA test of baby can identify the actual father. So, how can we eplain this restriction?

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Yes you are right 555, but do you think that DNA is possible for every one in our country? Very few will identify their actual father but what will the majority do? Same case is in other Muslim countries too.

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The idea behind posting of this article was only to infrom da youth dat how can we define few things of Sharia through logic which we cant discuss openly due to certain reasons. please keep ur focus on it.

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@ 555


Islam is divine religion, and for all ages,, when this idea came , than there was no DNA test, so what should people do, at that time..

Dna technique is development of today, and this order is for all the times...

I think this logic is quite applicale for all times,,
Moreover, being science student, i also know that DNA test has some limitation,

Men and women are different, physiologically and psychologically. Their roles and responsibilities are different. Men and women are equal in Islam, but not identical.

Surah Nisa’ Chapter 4 verses 22 to 24 gives the list of women with who you can not marry and it is further mentions in Surah Nisa’ Chapter 4 verse 24

"Also (prohibited are) women already married."

The following points enumerate the reasons why polyandry is prohibited in Islam:

1. If a man has more than one wife, the parents of the children born of such marriages can easily be identified. The father as well as the mother can easily be identified. In case of a woman marrying more than one husband, only the mother of the children born of such marriages will be identified and not the father. Islam gives tremendous importance to the identification of both parents, mother and father. Psychologists tell us that children who do not know their parents, especially their father undergo severe mental trauma and disturbances. Often they have an unhappy childhood.

2. Man is more polygamous by nature as compared to a woman.

3. Biologically, it is easier for a man to perform his duties as a husband despite having several wives. A woman, in a similar position, having several husbands, will not find it possible to perform her duties as a wife. A woman undergoes several psychological and behavioral changes due to different phases at a certain time.

4. A woman who has more than one husband will have several partners at the same time and has a high chance of acquiring venereal or transmitted diseases which can also be transmitted back to her husband even if all of them have no extra-marital relation. This is not the case in a man having more than one wife, and none of them having extra-marital relation.

5. Having more than one husband per woman could destroy the social fabric in society and even cause moral decay. For the most part it is counter to our (i.e. men and women) nature to accept such a setup. Typically the nature of men does not allow them to share their brides and the competitiveness may render such a relationship impossible. This of course leads to the mention of the disparity between the populations of men versus women. Clearly in most societies women outnumber men and if such a condition were to be practiced the balance of the community would be in disarray. Thus it is the prohibition of nature that does not allow such a condition.

The above reasons are those that one can easily identify. There are probably many more reasons why Allah, in His Infinite Wisdom, has prohibited polyandry.

It should be considered that such testing is not available world wide. Only a few countries have this available, thus compounding the problems with this type of family structure.

I hope I have clarified the issue.

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