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Which women are declared haraam in Nikah?

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Q: Which women are declared haraam in Nikah?

Bismillaah

A: It is impermissible 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 impermissible 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.

حرمت عليكم أمهاتكم وبناتكم وأخواتكم وعماتكم وخالاتكم وبنات الاخ وبنات الاخت وأمهاتكم اللاتى أرضعنكم وأخواتكم من الرضاعة وأمهات نسآئكم وربائبكم اللاتى فى حجوركم من نسآئكم اللاتى دخلتم بهن فإن لم تكونوا دخلتم بهن فلا جناح عليكم وحلائل أبنآئكم الذين من أصلابكم وأن تجمعوا بين الاختين إلا ما قد سلف إن الله كان غفورا رحيما والمحصنات من النسآء إلا ما ملكت أيمانكم كتاب الله عليكم وأحل لكم ما وراء ذلكم (سورة النساء الآية 23-24)

Answered by:

Mufti Zakaria Makada

Checked & Approved:

Mufti Ebrahim Salejee (Isipingo Beach)

This answer was collected from MuftiOnline.co.za, where the questions have been answered by Mufti Zakaria Makada (Hafizahullah), who is currently a senior lecturer in the science of Hadith and Fiqh at Madrasah Ta’leemuddeen, Isipingo Beach, South Africa.

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