ASH has really gone too far. I totally agree with philly. He is annulling the authority of the Ulema whose resolutions by the way are part of the source of this religion according to Usul Al Fiqh (ever heard of that?) and at the same time asserting his own authority and translation of the Quran! In doing so he is bringing the Quran (according to his explanation) in obvious clash with the Hadith. The Prophet encouraged multiple marriage for many benefits and did NOT put any conditions other than just treatment and fairness between wives. Read the Hadith in which a poor man came to the prophet complaining of poverty and the prophet told him to marry. He said, "but I am poor," but the prophet convinced him and he did. He returned a year later with the same complaint and the prophet encouraged him to marry again. This recurred until he married a fourth wife and his life changed to the better and on asking the prophet, he said "Allah has blessed your fourth marriage." Now which conditions were you talking about ASH?