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Is it permissible for a man to marry up to four wives(polygamy in Islam) for pleasure although he can`t afford that ?

Answered as per Shafi'i Fiqh by Darul Iftaa Jordan
Is it permissible for a man to marry up to four wives(polygamy in Islam) for pleasure although he can`t afford that ?

Answer:
It is desirable for the man to have one wife if there is no need for him to have more, and he can`t afford that.

This answer was collected from the official government Iftaa Department of Jordan.

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