Is it haram to marry family?

Answering a 2012 audience question, the popular Islamic preacher Zakir Naik noted that the Quran does not forbid cousin marriage but quotes Dr. Ahmed Sakr as saying that there is a hadith of Muhammad that says: "Do not marry generation after generation among first cousins".

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Can brother and sister marry in Islam?

Seven relations are prohibited because of consanguinity, i.e. kinship or relationship by blood, viz. mothers, daughters, sisters, paternal aunts, maternal aunts, and nieces (whether sister's or brother's daughters). In this case, no distinction is made between full and half relations, both being equally prohibited.

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Who can I marry in my family in Islam?

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  • permanent or blood mahrams include: all direct ancestors. all direct descendants. ...
  • in-law mahrams with whom one becomes mahram by marrying someone: all the ancestors of one's spouse. ...
  • Rada or "milk-suckling mahrams" with whom one becomes mahram because of being nursed by the same woman: foster mother.

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Can I marry my aunt in Islam?

You cannot marry your mother, grandmother, daughter, granddaughter, sister, niece, great-niece, aunts, or great-aunts. You also cannot marry someone who is also related to you through such relatives.

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Can I marry my father's cousin in Islam?

“There is no objection whatsoever in the Islamic religion for a man to marry any of his relatives except those forbidden for marriage whom Allah mentioned in surat an-Nisaa' (4: 23) Thus, when Allah mentioned for us the relatives to whom marriage is forbidden, we then come to know that there is no objection for the ...

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Can I marry my sister daughter in Islam?

Yes. The relative females are elaborately mentioned in Quran, to whom you can't marry. All others are allowed.

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Can I marry my relative?

Whether it is legal to marry a relative can vary depending on where you live. Whether it's acceptable or not can also depend on personal or cultural beliefs. In some cultures, it can be looked down upon for cousins to marry cousins. Many have rules and laws against incest (close relatives marrying one another).

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Is it Haram to talk to the opposite gender?

It never occurred to anyone of them that such talk is forbidden. Of course, if the conversation is frivolous or leads to suggestions that are not in line with the serious moral attitude of Islam, such conversation may be forbidden, but only because of its contents, and not for being between man and woman.

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Can I marry my step sister in Islam?

But with regard to you, this stepdaughter is not a mahram for the son of her mother's husband, so it is permissible for you to marry her , and there is no problem in that.

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Who is not allowed to marry in Islam?

(3) No man or woman, as the case may be, shall, on the ground of fosterage, marry any woman or any man connected with him or her through some act of suckling where, if it had been instead an act of procreation, the woman or man would have been within the prohibited degrees of consanguinity or affinity.

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What is the age of marriage in Islam?

in Muslim contexts

❖ Setting the minimum age of marriage at 18 is 'un-Islamic' because it goes against the practice of the Prophet Muhammad, who married Aishah when she was six years old, and consummated the marriage when she reached puberty at the age of nine.

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Do I have to tell my wife about my 2nd wife in Islam?

Answer. Praise be to Allah. It is not obligatory for the husband to tell the second wife that he is already married and this does not affect the validity of his marriage to her. So long as the marriage contract fulfilled the necessary requirements and conditions, then it is valid.

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Can I marry my brother in Islam?

Absolutely not. It is prohibited in the strictest terms.

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Can a girl hug her brother in Islam?

"She is like my daughter and I have told her that under the Islamic law, you can only hug people who are 'mahram' to you (category of people with whom marriage is not permissible for example father, brother etc) and your spouse of course,” said Ashrafi.

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Can Muslims marry their cousins?

Cousin marriage, a form of consanguinity (marriages among couples who are related as second cousins or closer), is allowed and often encouraged throughout the Middle East, and in other Muslim countries worldwide such as Pakistan.

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What are the 4 reasons to marry in Islam?

A woman is married for four reasons: her property, her status, her beauty, and her religion; so choose according to religion. As for Mu'awiyah, then he is a poor man without any wealth (and cannot provide for you), and as for Abu Al-Jahm, he frequently beats women; rather, you should choose Usama.

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Can you marry your adopted sibling in Australia?

Here are some relatives you are not allowed to legally marry in Australia: your mother or father. your adopted mother or father. your brother or sister.

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Can I marry my father's sister?

Generally, such marriages are not prevalent in India, but this custom is in vogue among some communities of the southern part of the country. As this custom is in vogue, there will not be any problem from the legal angle.

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Can I marry my cousin sister's daughter in Islam?

Yes, in Islam, it is allowed for one to marry one's cousin's daughter as a cousin's daughter is non mehram and hence eligible for marriage. Prophet Mohammad's daughter Fatima was married to Ali, Phophet's cousin.

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Is it Haram to touch a girl?

There's one hadith (meaning a prophetic tradition) by the Prophet Muhammad where he basically said that a man is not allowed to touch – the key word here is touch – a woman to whom he is a stranger, someone he essentially could marry.

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What is halal dating?

The essence of halal dating is to protect both parties and give you the chance to fall head over heels with your future spouse's purity, personality, and mindset. Scholars suggest meetings should include a chaperone or be set in a public where temptations are minimal.

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Is it Haram to date in Islam?

Dating is still linked to its Western origins, which implies underlying expectations of sexual interactions — if not an outright premarital sexual relationship — which Islamic texts prohibit. But Islam does not forbid love.

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Can you marry your relative Australia?

Australian law prohibits blood relatives from marrying and this includes adopted as well as natural children. Cousins are not prohibited from marrying one another.

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What family members can you marry Australia?

To get married in Australia, you must: not be married. not be marrying a parent, grandparent, child, grandchild, brother or sister. be at least 18 years old, unless a court has approved a marriage where 1 person is 16-18 years old.

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Can I date my cousin?

While there's sometimes stigma associated with dating within families, anyone can date their first cousin.

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