By Staff

A Saudi man's attempt to marry four new wives after divorcing his four current wives failed.

He then had to pay SR160,000 dowry to his four old wives to marry them again, Saudi media reported

This story has since gone viral on social media.

Details of the case show that the Saudi, who was married to four wives decided to divorce all four and to marry four new wives.

When he was then unable to marry four new women, he decided to re-marry his four previous wives.

However, his four previous wives asked for dowry, which was about SR160,000.

Many on social media said that the man should be punished for divorcing women like this, as it is against the law of Islam.

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