More than one-third of applications to marry another woman were rejected by the Syariah Court.
The decline was attributed largely to the syariah court’s concerns that the husbands would not be able to support multiple wives financially.
Polygamous marriages fell by about 47 per cent in Peninsular Malaysia and Sabah to 1,609 in 2023 from 3,064 in 2019, according to data from the Syariah Judiciary Department, provided by the Religious Affairs Ministry. Data for Sarawak is compiled separately by that state and could not be immediately obtained.
While Ms Azline’s enthusiasm for a second spouse for Mr Wan was unusual, the law does not require her nod for him to marry a second time. Malaysian women’s advocacy group Sisters in Islam’s legal officer Syafiqah Fikri told ST that its female clients were primarily concerned about their husbands entering into polygamous marriages without their consent, and ceasing to provide maintenance for them and their children after taking on additional spouses.
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