Question
Assalamu
Alaikum wa Rahmatullahi wa Barakatuh,
May Allah, the Almighty, grant you good health, a blessed long life, and steadfastness in faith. Please, I would like to ask: Is marriage permissible between a man who is the son of one’s maternal aunt and a woman who is the daughter of another maternal aunt? Thank you.
Answer
Wa
Alaikumus Salam wa Rahmatullahi wa Barakatuh.
Marriage between a
man who is the son of one maternal aunt and a woman who is the daughter of
another maternal aunt is permissible in Islam, provided there is no other
Islamic legal impediment to the marriage, such as a breastfeeding relationship
that establishes a prohibited degree of kinship.
The reason is that
cousins are not among the relatives whom Allah has permanently forbidden a
person to marry.
Evidence
from the Qur’an
Allah, the Most
High, explains the categories of women forbidden in marriage in Surah An-Nisa:
Arabic:
حُرِّمَتْ
عَلَيْكُمْ أُمَّهَاتُكُمْ وَبَنَاتُكُمْ وَأَخَوَاتُكُمْ وَعَمَّاتُكُمْ
وَخَالَاتُكُمْ وَبَنَاتُ الْأَخِ وَبَنَاتُ الْأُخْتِ وَأُمَّهَاتُكُمُ اللَّاتِي
أَرْضَعْنَكُمْ وَأَخَوَاتُكُم مِّنَ الرَّضَاعَةِ...
English
translation:
“Forbidden to you
[for marriage] are your mothers, your daughters, your sisters, your paternal
aunts, your maternal aunts, your brother’s daughters, your sister’s daughters,
your foster mothers who nursed you, and your foster sisters…”
— Qur’an 4:23
This verse
identifies the categories of relatives whom Allah has forbidden a person to
marry, including mothers, daughters, sisters, paternal and maternal aunts,
nieces, and certain relatives through breastfeeding.
However, cousins
are not included among these prohibited categories. Therefore, marriage between
cousins is permissible in principle.
What
if They Are Related Through Breastfeeding?
Although marriage
between cousins is generally permissible, the ruling may change if the two
individuals have a breastfeeding relationship that establishes prohibited
kinship under Islamic law.
The Prophet
Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) said:
“What becomes
prohibited through breastfeeding is what becomes prohibited through lineage.”
— Sahih al-Bukhari
and Sahih Muslim
Therefore, if
breastfeeding has established a relationship that prohibits marriage between
them, they cannot marry one another.
Are
They Mahram to Each Other Before Marriage?
No. Cousins are
generally not mahrams to one another. Consequently, the
Islamic rules governing interaction between a man and a woman who are not
mahrams apply to them before marriage.
The fact that they
are cousins does not remove the relevant boundaries of interaction prescribed
by Islam.
Conclusion
Marriage between a
man who is the son of one maternal aunt and a woman who is the daughter of
another maternal aunt is permissible in Islam, provided no other legal
impediment exists, particularly one arising from breastfeeding or another
prohibited relationship.
Wallāhu
Taʿālā Aʿlam — And Allah knows best.
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