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[quote]>>  If it is because I could not provide my husband with children then again, has my husband not the right of issue?

Saadia Malik writes:
I think despite the fact that Prophet Muhammad (sws) took more than four wives, his married life, in fact, seems to discourage polygamy, as is understood today, generally.

His first marriage with Khadija (ra) remained the only one, till the latter passed away after 25 years of marriage. After her, the Prophet (sws) married Sawdah (ra) - a widow - (he also had little kids that needed taking care of). Thereafter, all his other marriages had a solid purpose - the purpose to fulfill the responsibilities of Prophethood. Period. There was no minor reason for which he took women into marriage. Not issuelessness, not lust, not...

My opinion:
In my opinion, cases of issuelessness, hormonal imbalances are tests of patience, just as the Almighty expects the retarded, the deformed, the homosexuals, those who cannot get married et al. to retain their chastity and to remain patient.

Perhaps such people have been granted an opportunity to do a lot of good, i.e., the issueless couples can adopt needy children, or those who cannot get married can sponsor children, or look after widows through sponsorships.

Perhaps there is a reason why some people don't get married/remain issueless, i.e., to show the world the central tenet of faith, 'Love one another'.

Opinion of two experts:
The following is an excerpt from one of Moiz Amjad's pieces at understanding-islam.org.

http://www.understanding-islam.org/related/text.asp?type=question&qid=530

>>The woman may be forced into giving a written approval. This has been the case in our society.....

>>I would propose that rather than making the permission of the first wife a mandatory requirement for a second marriage, an Islamic state may promulgate a law whereby a person is required to satisfy a court of law regarding the social and moral justification of his decision regarding second marriage.

When I prodded Shehzad Saleem at studying-islam.com, he retorted that the wife permission clause may be introduced IF it helps.

In effect, the issue becomes one of effectiveness/administration/implementation of the law as opposed to that of the Shariah.[/quote]

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