My dear Sister Jabou,
Thanks as always for your contributions to the burning
issues/questions of the day.
If it can be proved satisfactorily that the Iman has
breached an injunction of the Holy Quran,then in my humble
opinion,he should be relieved of his duties.When all is
said and done,He is a pillar of society and a
functionary,people look up to for the correct
interpretation of the Holy Quran.In short,He is the
Custodian of the Holy Quran in his locality.
The limit is four as stated in Surah Nisa(Chapter 4) verse
3.This is what is stated:..." And if you fear that you
shall not be able to deal justly with the orphan girls then
marry other women of your choice,two or three,or four;but
if you fear that that you shall not be able to deal
justly(with them),then only one or (slaves) that your right
hands possess.This is nearer to prevent you from doing
injustice."
I hope this helps.
The very best of Salaam,
Musa.
--- Jabou Joh <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > Well, I stand
corrected, but I thought 5 wives was the
> limit?
>
> Jabou
>
> In a message dated 2/29/04 1:03:03 PM Central Standard
> Time,
> [log in to unmask] writes:
> >
> > From http://www.observer.gm
> >
> > News
> > Imam removed for having 5 wives
> > By DO
> > Feb 28, 2004, 15:09
> >
> >
> > Drama unfolded at a small mosque in the KMC area
> Wednesday when an imam was
> > removed by his congregation from leading prayer for
> allegedly marrying five
> > wives instead of stopping at the legal Islamic limit of
> four.
> >
> > According to reports reaching Sunday Observer , the
> imam was summoned by
> > elders in the community to explain the issue of the
> fifth wife as they were
> > informed by sources they considered reliable that the
> imam had taken a
> > fifth wife in Mbour, Senegal during his visit there a
> few months ago.
> >
> > The imam denied the allegation and was given a period
> of two weeks to prove
> > himself or else be removed as the imam.
> > A three-man team was then dispatched by the mosque
> committee to Mbour to
> > investigate the matter. On return, the committee
> members reported that they
> > found out that the imam had indeed married a fifth wife
> in Mbour. The
> > community elders then ordered him to cease being their
> imam.
> > When contacted by Sunday Observer Friday afternoon, the
> imam (name
> > withheld), said, “Who told you this story? It is not
> true, it is fabricated
> > by my enemies because they do not want me to lead,
> that’s all. I don’t want
> > my name to appear on the paper. But everything will be
> cleared and we will
> > know whether the allegations against me are true or
> false.”
> >
> > Asked what he will be doing now that he has been
> deposed, the imam
> > said, “Well, I am leaving for Friday prayers now and
> I cannot tell you the
> > steps I will take but I will do everything to clear
> myself.”
> >
> > © Copyright 2003 by Observer Company
> >
>
>
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