The grand imam of Egypt's famed Al-Azhar institution, Sheikh Ahmed al-Tayeb, has described polygamy as an "injustice" for women, AFP reported. 

“Polygamy is often an injustice to women and children,” he said adding that the practice is the result of "a lack of understanding of the Quran and the tradition of the Prophet.”

He added the Quran says that in order for a Muslim man to have multiple wives, he “must obey conditions of fairness - and if there is not fairness it is forbidden to have multiple wives."