Sister Jabou,

Can you provide me with the proof (Quran or Sunnah) for “Did you know that
Islamic
>law does infact allow for a couple to draw up a pre-nuptial agreement that
>the husband will not marry another wife if the couple agree on this?”

Regards,
MJohnson



>From: Jabou Joh <[log in to unmask]>
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>To: [log in to unmask]
>Subject: Re: polygamy/Ylva
>Date: Sat, 28 Feb 2004 13:47:35 EST
>
>In a message dated 2/28/04 11:58:33 AM Central Standard Time,
>[log in to unmask] writes:
>
> > I believe that in Senegal there is a legal provision whereby a bride can
> > choose whether she
> > accepts that later on the husband will take another wife. Is there
>anything
> > like that in The
> > Gambia?
>
>Ylva,
>
>No, there is no such established law in The Gambia. Did you know that
>Islamic
>law does infact allow for a couple to draw up a pre-nuptial agreement that
>the husband will not marry another wife if the couple agree on this?
>There are also no laws passed in Gambia that I am aware that enforces the
>payment of child support or the award of alimoney although I do believe
>Islamic
>law also allows for alimony. There are also no laws regarding the fair
>division
>of property when a couple divorces. Women basically have the short end of
>the
>stick in our neck of the woods.
>
>Jabou Joh
>
>Jabou Joh
>
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