Darul Iftaa Mahmudiyyah

Marrying my second generation first cousin

· 29 Rabiʻ I 1440 AH1 min readFatwa 41388English

Question

Is it ok or advisable to marry second generation first cousin(maternal Uncle's daughter)?

My maternal Uncle has also married his maternal Uncle's daughter..so this is a second generation first cousin marriage...I heard that there's a hadith that we should not marry our first cousin over generation after generation...is it true?...because I am almost engaged and I am really confused..

NOTE-My father and mother has not married consuingenetally...

Assalamualaikum

Answer

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

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

Kindly refer to #31610 for a detailed answer.

And Allah Ta’āla Knows Best

Aboobakr Siddeeq bin Mufti Amjad Mohammad

Student Darul Iftaa

Azaadville, JHB, South Africa

Checked and Approved by,
Mufti Ebrahim Desai.

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