Ruling on women hating polygyny (plural marriage)

 

What is the ruling on a woman hating polygyny because of jealousy, since
jealousy is something natural in women, and we read of the jealousy of
‘Aa’ishah (may Allaah be pleased with her) concerning the Messenger of
Allaah
(peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him)? So where do we
stand? I have learned from reading some books that hating one of the
rulings of sharee’ah is tantamount to kufr.

Praise be to Allaah. 

A
woman’s jealousy concerning her husband is something that is innate and
natural, and you cannot tell a woman, “Do not feel jealous over your
husband.” If a person dislikes something even though it is prescribed in
sharee’ah, that does not adversely affect him, so long as he does not
hate the fact that it is prescribed. Allaah says (interpretation of the
meaning):

“Jihaad
(holy fighting in Allaah’s Cause) is ordained for you (Muslims) though
you dislike it, and it may be that you dislike a thing which is good for
you and that you like a thing which is bad for you…” [al-Baqarah
2:216]

The
woman who feels jealous does not hate the fact that Allaah has allowed her
husband to marry more than one woman, but she hates to have a co-wife.
There is an obvious difference between the two matters. Hence I hope that
the brother who has asked this question, and other people, will think
carefully about matters and not rush to judgement; I hope that that they
will recognize the subtle differences whereby rulings differ.