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[quote]Bismillaah
Was Salaamu Alaykum
First, Allaah does not say this:
"Remember, Allah Ta'ala stated that a Muslim man may have up to four wives (if he can take care of four) but that it is "best" that he have only one".
Allaah has never given a statement that "it is best that he have only one." So first we should be careful about saying that Allaah said what He did not say.
I also wanted to offer (as a contribution to the discussion - not with intent to be argumentative) that the Shari'ah is not actually "silent" on smoking. As it does not say the word "smoking" it is covered in what smoking does to you. If Allaah says to not let your hands be the cause of your own destruction, surely your understanding of what smoking does can clear that up. The great A'immah (Imaams) used to consider smoking "makruh" (hence many Muslims' excuse for smoking claiming it is not haraam), but what we must remember is that for people like the Scholars and Imaams of this Ummah, "makruh" was tantamount to "haraam" and it is like that for anyone who fears Allaah. Also, if they had the information that the people have today, do we believe they would have said "makruh" or "haraam"?
But about the original point: A wife's permission.  
To presume anyone need's anyone's permission after Allaah's permission is shirk billaah. What Allaah makes permissible, no one can make impermissible. So He permits man to have more than one wife. Never is the current wife's consent a part of the condition. Second, let us suppose the second wife says: "No I do not give my permission." If he now considers it prohibited to him or haraam, this is kufr and associating partners with Allaah.
But if we want to say that it would make a peacful situation if he at least discusses it with her, this would be true.
Now I want to say something else that tends to annoy some people. All the discussions that we have that qualify a man taking another wife from "philosophical" perspectives go away from Islaam. It is from the Sunnah of Allaah's Messenger salla llaahu 'alayhi was salaam to marry "women" (more than one) and a man can do so, even for that reason, etc. And Allaah knows best.
Was salaatu was salaam alaa rasuwlullaah
Was Salaamu alaykum
Abu Jamiylah[/quote]

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