Does the Messenger's polygamy for religious and humanitarian reasons necessitate that a man must have a humanitarian or religious reason for polygamy, and not merely to satisfy lust, and if not, then why?
Polygyny does not require a humanitarian or legal reason. Rather, it is permissible for the sake of desire. A husband may even be obligated to marry another woman if his first wife does not keep him chaste.
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