The Islamic texts concerning polygamy in the Qur’an, Hadith, and other sources are still in the state of mujmal
which have no strict indication to the precise meaning and instruction. The argument can be debated in multiinterpretation frame. In practice, a lot of muslims tend to generalize the application of law of polygamy. It
becomes an interesting issue for some Indonesian muslim due to its close relation to the tendency or desire of
men to add his wife. Some of them even believe polygamy as one of the Prophetic way (sunnah). This view can
historically be refuted, considering that the Prophet did polygamy after Khadījah, his first wife, died. Another
fact is that all of the Prophet’s wives are widows whose husbands died in the battlefield, except ‘Aisyah. In
addition, the marriage of the Prophet with these women is a part of the God’s special order. In this case,
polygamy is an exclusivity for the Prophet and it cannot be viewed as the Prophetic wagons to be applied
by his followers. Here there is a difference in the perspective of classical and contemporary Muslim scholars
concerning the issue based on their different views on the word of God in QS. al-Nisa’ (4): 3. In principle, the
Qur’an allows but does not advocate polygamy. It is in this perspective that some scholars are divided into those
who absolutely allow, allow in emergency, those who have moderate understanding, and some who are strict to
be conservative, based on their different analytical and methodological issues.