▁obtain ▁permission ▁all ▁his ▁existing ▁w ives ▁before ▁a ▁pol yg am ous ▁marriage ▁is ▁approved . ▁A ▁man ▁is ▁allowed ▁to ▁have ▁a ▁maximum ▁of ▁four ▁living ▁w ives ▁at ▁any ▁point ▁in ▁time . ▁ ▁Upon ▁satisfying ▁all ▁conditions , ▁the ▁Muslim ▁marriage ▁will ▁take ▁place ▁which ▁consists ▁of ▁the ▁k h ut bah ▁or ▁ser mon ▁of ▁Nik ah , ▁the ▁ak ad ▁or ▁agreement ▁of ▁both ▁parties ▁and ▁the ▁thanks g iving . ▁ ▁The ▁k h ut bah ▁is ▁basically ▁the ▁s unn ah ▁of ▁Muhammad ▁stating ▁that ▁his ▁s unn ah ▁is ▁of ▁three , ▁of ▁Br ushing ▁the ▁teeth ▁to ▁ensure ▁good ▁h yg iene , ▁to ▁wear ▁att ar ▁and ▁of ▁Nik ah ▁for ▁he ▁wants ▁to ▁see ▁many ▁his ▁follow ers ▁upon ▁the ▁day ▁of ▁Jud g ement . ▁ ▁During ▁the ▁ak ad , ▁the ▁K adi ▁will ▁ask ▁the ▁b ride ▁of ▁the ▁consent ▁to ▁the ▁marriage ▁and ▁ask ▁for ▁the ▁signature ▁to ▁be ▁on ▁the ▁certificate ▁and ▁carry ▁on ▁with ▁the ▁agreement ▁in ▁the ▁presence ▁of ▁the ▁witness es . ▁He ▁will ▁require ▁the ▁w ali ▁to ▁ask ▁him ▁to ▁marry ▁his ▁daughter ( or ▁w ard ) ▁off ▁on ▁his ▁beh alf ▁as ▁by ▁law , ▁he ▁is ▁required ▁to ▁solemn ise ▁the ▁marriage . ▁The ▁K adi ▁will ▁do ▁a ▁hand sh ake ▁saying ▁that ▁" I ▁be ▁wed ▁thee , ▁Of ▁( the ▁gro om ▁name ) ▁to ▁( the ▁b ride ▁name ) ▁with ▁the ▁M ahr