Which women are declared haraam in nikaah?

· 21 Dhuʻl-Hijjah 1433 AH1 min readEnglish

Question

Which women are declared haraam for a man to marry?

Answer

It is not permissible for a person to marry his ascendants and descendants (i.e. his mother, grandmother, great grandmother and so on, as well as his daughter, granddaughter, great granddaughter and so on). It is also not permissible for him to marry his sisters, maternal and paternal aunts, nieces, foster mothers, foster sisters, and daughters-in-law from his blood sons or foster sons.

References (Arabic / Urdu sources)

حُرِّمَت عَلَيكُم أُمَّهـٰتُكُم وَبَناتُكُم وَأَخَوٰتُكُم وَعَمّـٰتُكُم وَخـٰلـٰتُكُم وَبَناتُ الأَخِ وَبَناتُ الأُختِ وَأُمَّهـٰتُكُمُ الّـٰتى أَرضَعنَكُم وَأَخَوٰتُكُم مِنَ الرَّضـٰعَةِ وَأُمَّهـٰتُ نِسائِكُم وَرَبـٰئِبُكُمُ الّـٰتى فى حُجورِكُم مِن نِسائِكُمُ الّـٰتى دَخَلتُم بِهِنَّ فَإِن لَم تَكونوا دَخَلتُم بِهِنَّ فَلا جُناحَ عَلَيكُم وَحَلائِلُ أَبنائِكُمُ الَّذينَ مِن أَصلابِكُم وَأَن تَجمَعوا بَينَ الأُختَينِ إِلّا ما قَد سَلَفَ ۗ إِنَّ اللَّـهَ كانَ غَفورًا رَحيمًا ﴿٢٣﴾ وَالمُحصَنـٰتُ مِنَ النِّساءِ إِلّا ما مَلَكَت أَيمـانُكُم ۖ كِتـٰبَ اللَّـهِ عَلَيكُم ۚ وَأُحِلَّ لَكُم ما وَراءَ ذٰلِكُم أَن تَبتَغوا بِأَموالِكُم مُحصِنينَ غَيرَ مُسـٰفِحينَ ۚ فَمَا استَمتَعتُم بِهِ مِنهُنَّ فَــٰاتوهُنَّ أُجورَهُنَّ فَريضَةً ۚ وَلا جُناحَ عَلَيكُم فيما تَرٰضَيتُم بِهِ مِن بَعدِ الفَريضَةِ ۚ إِنَّ اللَّـهَ كانَ عَليمًا حَكيمًا ﴿النساء: ٢٤﴾

Answered by
Mufti Zakaria Makada
Checked & approved by
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee (Isipingo Beach)
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