Can A Man Marry The Sister Of His Son's Wife? Ruling On Marrying An Uncle's Wife: Grandfather's Daughter Uncle's Wife
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Can a man marry the sister of his son's wife?
Praise be to Allaah.
It is haraam for a man to marry the wife of his son as
soon as the son does the marriage contract with her,
because Allaah says (interpretation of the meaning):
"Forbidden to you (for marriage) are: … the wives of
your sons who (spring) from your own loins"
[al-Nisa' 4:23].
He may marry the mother of his son's wife, or her
sister or her daughter - from a husband other than his
son - because Allaah says, after mentioning the women
who are forbidden for marriage, (interpretation of the
meaning):
"All others are lawful, provided you seek (them in
marriage) with Mahr (bridal-money given by the husband
to his wife at the time of marriage) from your
property, desiring chastity, not committing illegal
sexual intercourse"
[al-Nisa' 4:24].
So there is nothing in sharee'ah to prevent the father
marrying the sister of his son's wife.
And Allaah knows best.
His grandfather's daughter is also
his paternal uncle's wife
Am I classified as a Muhram for the wife of
my uncle after being divorced ( she is originally my
grand father daughter )
.Jazaka Allahu Khira.
Praise be to Allaah.
Your grandfather's daughter must necessarily be your
maternal aunt (khaalah) or paternal aunt (‘ammah). If
she is the daughter of your father's father, she is
your paternal aunt, and if she is the daughter of your
mother's father, then she is your maternal aunt. If
she is your aunt, whether the sister of your father or
the sister of your mother, then you are a mahram for
her, regardless of whether she is married to your
uncle or not. It seems from the question that she is
the daughter of your maternal grandfather (your
mother's father).
Sheikh Muhammed Salih Al-Munajjid
Ruling on marrying an uncle's wife
AS-Salam Alaykum,
Is it permissible for a man to marry his uncle's wife
after their divorce? What would his rights be towards
the kids, since they are his cousins? Thanking you.
Allah's blessing be on you.
Praise be to Allaah.
A man is permitted to marry the wife of his maternal
uncle, if they divorce and after she has completed her
‘iddah (waiting-period after divorce). An uncle's wife
is not a mahram (close relative to whom marriage is
permanently forbidden), so there is nothing wrong with
marrying her. But it is forbidden for a man to have
any kind of haraam relationship with his uncle's wife.
Shaytaan could make something that is bad appear
attractive to them, so it is essential to exercise
caution. Also, it is not permitted to make her hate
her husband so that she will get divorced and one can
then marry her. One should try to reconcile and
reunite, not destroy and break up. In principle, it is
better for the children to stay with their father and
mother in one family unit, unless the interests of
sharee'ah in this case dictate otherwise. If the worst
comes to the worst, and they get divorced, and there
is no suspicion about your role in all this, then
there is nothing wrong with marrying the woman who has
been divorced by your uncle. Your treatment of your
uncle's children (your cousins), if they should come
under your care, should be fair and proper, based on
the ties of kinship between you. If you treat them
well, doing so sincerely for the sake of Allaah, then
you will have a great reward from Him. And Allaah
knows best.
Sheikh Muhammed Salih Al-Munajjid
The wife of your wife's father is
not a mahram for you
Is my wifes stepmother my mahrem .
Praise be to Allaah.
The wife of your wife's father is not considered to be
a mahram for you, so it would be permissible for you
to marry her, because whether or not a person is a
mahram can only be proven by a text of sharee'ah, and
there is no text to state that this person is a mahram.
Rather, when Allaah listed the women who are mahrams,
He stated that all others are permissible for
marriage. Allaah says (interpretation of the meaning):
"All others are lawful"
[al-Nisa' 4:24]
Not only that, it is also permissible to be married to
a woman and her father's ex-wife at the same time,
according to the majority of scholars.
Ibn Rajab al-Hanbali said:
Being married to a man's ex-wife and his daughter from
another wife at the same time is permissible according
to the majority but is makrooh according to some of
the salaf.
Jaami' al-‘Uloom wa'l-Hukam, p. 411
Imam al-Shaafa'i said:
If a man is married to the daughter of a man and the
ex-wife of her father (at the same time), Abu Haneefah
(may Allaah have mercy on him) said that this is
permissible, and we heard that ‘Abd-Allaah ibn Ja'far
did that.
Al-Shaafa'i (may Allaah have mercy on him) said: There
is nothing wrong with being married to a man's ex-wife
and his daughter from another wife.
Al-Umm, 7/155
Imam Ibn Hazm said:
It is permissible for a man to be married to a woman
and to the ex-wife of her father and the ex-wife of
her son and the daughter of her paternal uncle at the
same time, because there is no text which states that
this is haraam. This is the view of Abu Haneefah,
Maalik, al-Shaafa'i and Abu Sulaymaan.
Al-Muhalla, 9/532.
Ibn Qudaamah said:
There is nothing wrong with being married to a woman
who was the wife of a man and his daughter from
another wife.
Most of the scholars say that it is permissible to be
married to a woman and her stepdaughter at the same
time. ‘Abd-Allaah ibn Ja'far and Safwaan ibn Umayyah
did that. This is the view of all the fuqaha' apart
from al-Hasan, ‘Ikrimah and Ibn Abi Layla; it was
narrated that they regarded it as makrooh.
Allaah says (interpretation of the meaning):
"All others are lawful"
[al-Nisa' 4:24]
And because they are not related, they are like two
strangers. And because marrying two closely-related
women at the same time is forbidden lest there be a
severing of family ties between those who are closely
related. There is no such relationship between these
two, so their case is different from what has been
mentioned.
Al-Mughni, 7/98
Based on this, then the wife of your wife's father is
not counted as one of your mahrams, rather she is a
"stranger" to you, so you may not shake hands with her
or be alone with her or travel with her.
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