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Honest Muslim or Misinformed Muslim?

This is that case of the french Muslim with 4 wives all living off the state. Here is his response to threats of revoking his citizenship. He said:

"As a full-scale political row broke out over the matter, Mr. Hebbadj held a press conference yesterday to say he had four mistresses and he did not believe that having a mistress -- especially in France -- was illegal.

"If we are stripped of nationality for having mistresses, there would be a lot of French people stripped of nationality," he said in Nantes, western France.

"As far as I know, mistresses are not forbidden, neither in France, nor in Islam."

my question is NOT about that. Revoking his citizenship over this is ridiculous...he is a bum...thats not a reason to kick a person out of the country.

My question is, is he just revealing some truth. Adultery by a man is not illegal in Islam? Or is he misinformed...he doesn't seem that bright. This is a perfect opportunity for all you that love to cut and paste from websites...have at it!!!

Update:

I do look like my avatar

arent i cute. Also he claimed they are not his wives, they are mistresses.

Update 2:

OK. Yes this is the welfare bum.

Update 3:

They love our money. And our freedom. Democracy is supposedly unislamic but when but against a wall they avail themselves of it.

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  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago
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    Just wondering, but, isn't this the guy whose wife got fined for driving in a burkha and who is facing charges of cheating on his Welfare and benefits, like a lot of Muslims in the West?

    Or is that another guy?

  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago

    You can have one wife in Islam unless for some reason there is a shortage of men. Muslims have been mis-applying the scriptures to have up to four wives without that contextual condition stated in the scriptures of there being shortage of men.

    As for how Islam is being practiced in error, you can have four wives. In France, mistresses are common, an an errant cultural practice equatable with misyar and some mutah marriages in errant practice of Islam.

    France is not known for being fair to Muslims.

  • 1 decade ago

    Az-zina is haraam in Islam. Means it is forbidden. The punishment for pre marital sex is 100 lashes. He's giving an analogy here. If he is married to all 4 women Islamically (means has a nikkah with all of them) they are his legal wives under Islamic law, even if he is only married to one in the country courts. He is saying, if it is legal and okay in Western society to have multiple mistresses while being married or dating, then why is it not okay for a man to have multiple wives in a society that gives "freedom" to gays and the rest of the population?

  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago

    ok he has 4 wives... not mistresses...

    and they are not even in France and they probably do not object to it either...

    In Islam a man can have up to four wives IF he can treat them equally...

    But a man CANNOT have mistresses!

    Adultry is grave sin in Islam.

    I think the man has has just made a misstatement...

    mind posting the french article of this? ^-^

    also by mistresses he probably means misyar wives...

    my belief is that misyar is not a marriage... but that's just me... it's acceptable in sunni sect of Islam.

    Source(s): okay even if so... if they are his mistresses... maybe he is not a practising Muslim... do know how many muslims they are in the world? and wat about christians? people are babtisted and wat not and are christian but do a lot of this that go against the christian beliefs... why is it when such a man is questioned it's never about his religion but on his morals? is it because he is a non-practicing christian? wel maybe this guy is a non practicing muslim... what his own personal matter is needs to be dealt personally... why the hell is religion dragged into this? and most likely it is his Misyar wives...
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  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago

    Muslims can't have mistresses, but they can have slaves and captives. That adultery is allowed, lol.

    Yes the Muslims had slaves just for sex. They were perverts (despite what Qur'aanan arabiyyah says):

    Sahih Bukhari

    Volume 5, Book 59, Number 637:

    Narrated Buraida:

    The Prophet sent 'Ali to Khalid to bring the Khumus (of the booty) and I hated Ali, and 'Ali had taken a bath (after a sexual act with a slave-girl from the Khumus). I said to Khalid, "Don't you see this (i.e. Ali)?" When we reached the Prophet I mentioned that to him. He said, "O Buraida! Do you hate Ali?" I said, "Yes." He said, "Do you hate him, for he deserves more than that from the Khumlus."

    Sunan Abu-Dawud

    Book 11, Number 2166:

    Narrated AbuSa'id al-Khudri:

    A man said: Apostle of Allah, I have a slave-girl and I withdraw the penis from her (while having intercourse), and I dislike that she becomes pregnant. I intend (by intercourse) what the men intend by it.

    The Jews say that withdrawing the penis (azl) is burying the living girls on a small scale. He (the Prophet) said: The Jews told a lie. If Allah intends to create it, you cannot turn it away.

    Sahih Muslim

    Book 008, Number 3432:

    Abu Sa'id al-Khudri (Allah her pleased with him) reported that at the Battle of Hanain Allah's Messenger (may peace be upon him) sent an army to Autas and encountered the enemy and fought with them. Having overcome them and taken them captives, the Companions of Allah's Messenger (may peace te upon him) seemed to refrain from having intercourse with captive women because of their husbands being polytheists. Then Allah, Most High, sent down regarding that:" And women already married, except those whom your right hands possess (iv. 24)" (i. e. they were lawful for them when their 'Idda period came to an end).

  • 1 decade ago

    He is very clever and trying to make you realize something ridiculous in France and west in general.

    There is an inherent simple question is his statement......

    Why France has problem with polygamy where as having sexual relationship with multiple partner is perfectly OK?

    He is not married to these woman as per french law. So from France's legal point of view these are mistresses.

    As per his comments about Islam, he is simply playing ignorant to show french people what there culture is upto.

  • 1 decade ago

    You cannot have a slave in this modern era. The slaves back then were physically owned, they lived with the owner, eat with them, etc.. there was no wage or working hour things.

    Plus just cuz you had a slave back then did not mean that you only had it for SEX. they werent perverts.

    Plus if the 4 mistresses arent his wife then it can be considered as adultery.

    and if he has 4 wives but is not treating them equal in EVERYTHING then he is earning SIN.

  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago

    He's giving an analogy

    They are not his mistresses they're his wives, but he's saying.. if it's not illegal to have four mistresses, then why is it illegal to have four wives.. he's making a point

    you can't have mistresses in islam

  • 1 decade ago

    You probably do look like your avatar

    kali shaytan

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