Actually, this was one of the things that pushed Bin Ladin to his extremism. His dad believed in rent-a-wives. Osama was among 51 kids or so. No one knew how many "wives" senior Bin Ladin had as he had the habit of "marrying" someone in the morning and divorcing her that night.
Of course, he could afford several wives and lots of kids and they were often well cared for but Senior also had a habit of marrying off his ex-wives to workers of his, sometimes high-level execs, sometimes the former limo driver. Osama and his mama were foisted off on a senior executive but most of the kids weren't treated so well. Although Osama believed in polygamy, he never initiated a divorce, apparently.
All this is according to the book, The Looming Towers. What might have been if Bin Ladin Senior had honored the marriage covenant?
"What might have been if Bin Ladin Senior had honored the marriage covenant?"
Ahhh....sweet music, so rarely heard.
Another doggone fatherless household, basically. Just like south central LA. Makes sense to me.