What is your opinion regarding what doctors say about discouraging marriage with relatives?
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Question:
I have a female relative who is pious and of good character, and I want to marry her, but what doctors say about discouraging marriage with relatives prevents me from doing so, especially regarding the future of the children if Allah grants them children.
Answer:
This is false; this is false talk. 'Ali ibn Abi Talib (may Allah be pleased with him) married Fatimah, the daughter of the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him), who was his paternal cousin, and he is the model. The Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) married her. The Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) married from among his relatives from Quraysh; he married from Quraysh. This is false talk, and matters are in the hand of Allah (Glorified and Exalted is He). Yes.
I have a female relative who is pious and of good character, and I want to marry her, but what doctors say about discouraging marriage with relatives prevents me from doing so, especially regarding the future of the children if Allah grants them children.
Answer:
This is false; this is false talk. 'Ali ibn Abi Talib (may Allah be pleased with him) married Fatimah, the daughter of the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him), who was his paternal cousin, and he is the model. The Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) married her. The Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) married from among his relatives from Quraysh; he married from Quraysh. This is false talk, and matters are in the hand of Allah (Glorified and Exalted is He). Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، ما قولكم فيما يجري على ألسنة الأطباء من عدم الترغيب في الزواج من الأقارب؟ #فتاوى الفوزان — youtube.com
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