The initial ruling of polygamy from the perspective of Imami jurisprudence

The issue of polygamy is one of the signature rulings that has been recognized in the Islamic legal system. The phenomenon of polygamy is one of the topics that has received a lot of attention from social thinkers in the last century. The purpose of the present study is to study the jurisprudence of the initial ruling on polygamy. For this purpose, first-hand jurisprudential sources were carefully reviewed. Findings were compared and analyzed by library and descriptive-analytical methods. And the following results were obtained: Although the principle of permitting polygamy is based on conclusive evidence agreed upon by all Islamic religions, but there is a serious question about the specificity of this ruling. Popular among the forerunners is the claim of consensus on the permissibility of polygamy and the acceptance of contentment with a woman in the principle of Shari'a apart from the status of individuals and different circumstances. Therefore, the ruling on polygamy in itself is abaha according to the Shari'a, and with the proposition of conditions, polygamy is recommended, disliked, and possibly forbidden.