but there is a nuance – UNIAN
Only Muslims can have several wives, and even then not officially.
Polygamy is allowed in Russia. But only for Muslims and only unofficially. The corresponding decision was made by the Council of Ulema (scholars and theologians) of the Spiritual Administration of Muslims of Russia, Moscow Mufti Ildar Alyautdinov said in a conversation with RIA Novosti.
According to him, Russian Muslims can enter into up to four “religious marriages.”
“This is allowed if there is a spouse’s inability to bear children due to her health, due to the end of her reproductive age or other objective reasons, say, the spouse’s sexual incompatibility. The fact that the spouse does not want to give birth to children is also taken into account,” Alyautdinov explained.
Moreover, from a polygamist…
