Can I marry my mother's cousin daughter?

· 27 Rajab 1437 AH1 min readFatwa 35738English

Question

Can i marry my mother's cousin daughter?

Answer

In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful.

As-salāmu ‘alaykum wa-rahmatullāhi wa-barakātuh.

Yes, it is permissible for you to marry your mother’s cousin’s daughter. (1)

And Allah Ta’āla Knows Best

Zakir Husain

Student DarulIftaa
Michigan, U.S.A

Checked and Approved by,
Mufti Ebrahim Desai.

References (Arabic / Urdu sources)

(١)كَفُرُوعِهِ وَهُمْ بَنَاتُهُ وَبَنَاتُ أَوْلَادِهِ، وَإِنْ سَفَلْنَ، وَأُصُولُهُ وَهُمْ أُمَّهَاتُهُ وَأُمَّهَاتُ أُمَّهَاتِهِ وَآبَائِهِ إنْ عَلَوْنَ وَفُرُوعُ أَبَوَيْهِ، وَإِنْ نَزَلْنَ فَتَحْرُمُ بَنَاتُ الْإِخْوَةِ وَالْأَخَوَاتِ وَبَنَاتُ أَوْلَادِ الْإِخْوَةِ وَالْأَخَوَاتِ، وَإِنْ نَزَلْنَ وَفُرُوعُ أَجْدَادِهِ وَجَدَّاتِهِ بِبَطْنٍ وَاحِدٍ فَلِهَذَا تَحْرُمُ الْعَمَّاتُ وَالْخَالَاتُ وَتَحِلُّ بَنَاتُ الْعَمَّاتِ وَالْأَعْمَامِ وَالْخَالَاتِ وَالْأَخْوَالِ(رد المحتار ٣/٢٨،دار الفكر)

وأحل لكم ما وراء ذلكم، سورة النساء: وقال عطاء: أحل لكم ما وراء ذوات المحارم من أقاربكم، قال أبو بكر : هو عام فيما عدا المحرمات في الآية وفي سنة النبي صلي الله عليه وسلم.(احكام القرآن ٢/١٩٩،دار الفكر)

آپ کے مسائل اور ان کا حل ۶/۱۷۴

Answered by
Zakir Husain
Checked & approved by
Mufti Ebrahim Desai
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