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==Acceptance of hypergamy== | ==Acceptance of hypergamy== | ||
Although the polygamy ordinance already hints at acceptance of a small group of high-value men hoarding the women (i.e. hypergamy), there are certain hadiths which explicitly normalize hypergamy, for example: | Although the polygamy ordinance in the Koran already hints at acceptance of a small group of high-value men hoarding all the women (i.e. hypergamy), there are certain hadiths which explicitly normalize hypergamy, for example: | ||
:::::: "Narrated by Abdullah ibn Masud, the prophet said, "O young men, whoever among you can afford to get married, let him do so, as it lower the eyesight and guard his modesty and whoever cannot afford it, let him fast, for that will be a shield for him." (Sahih al-Bukhari, 7:62:4) | :::::: "Narrated by Abdullah ibn Masud, the prophet said, "O young men, whoever among you can afford to get married, let him do so, as it lower the eyesight and guard his modesty and whoever cannot afford it, let him fast, for that will be a shield for him." (Sahih al-Bukhari, 7:62:4) | ||