Darul Iftaa Mahmudiyyah

Is marrying into first cousins Islamically disliked?

· 24 Ramadan 1421 AH1 min readFatwa 1798English

Question

If yes why? I asking because some people here, where I live, have raised this issue? Jazak Allah Khairun.

Answer

Marriage to first cousins is permissible. The belief that marriage to first cousins is disliked is incorrect.

And Allah Ta'ala knows best

Mufti E. Desai

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