The ruling on marrying the daughter of one’s sister’s son
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The questioner:
A while ago, I asked Your Eminence about a man marrying his father’s sister’s daughter. Your Eminence’s answer was that there is no harm in it, and that she is a stranger to him. My question was as follows: Is it permissible for me to marry my sister’s son’s daughter? Your Eminence said, “Yes.” I replied, “I am her maternal uncle, O Shaykh.” The Shaykh said, “Even if so,” and gave the example of a brother’s wife or a paternal uncle’s wife. Some of my brothers understood from the repetition that it was prohibited.
The Shaykh:
You are mistaken about this; there is no basis for it, and we have never issued a ruling to that effect. You are wrong about this. Your maternal uncle, your father’s maternal uncle, your mother’s maternal uncle, the daughter of your sister’s son, the daughter of your sister’s daughter, or the daughter of your sister’s son—you are her maternal uncle, and she is not permissible for you.
Another questioner:
And the maternal uncle of her father.
The Shaykh:
Nor is she the daughter of your sister’s daughter, nor the daughter of your brother, nor the daughter of your brother’s daughter. You are her paternal uncle, even if your lineage is elevated and her status is lowered.
Another questioner:
Yes, if you want
The Shaykh:
It is not permissible at all. The maternal uncle, even if his status is elevated, and the slave, even if his status is elevated. Likewise, the daughter of a brother or the daughter of a brother’s son, even if her status is lowered, and the daughter of a sister, even if her status is lowered; it is not permissible for her maternal uncle or her paternal uncle to marry her.
Another questioner:
Meaning, suddenly the permissible became prohibited by force.
The Shaykh:
It is not permissible, it is not permissible, even if her status is lowered.
Another questioner:
Fine, he is her father’s maternal uncle, not her mother’s maternal uncle. The meaning is the same. That is all.
The Shaykh:
He said her son is her maternal uncle. He said her mother is her maternal uncle.
A while ago, I asked Your Eminence about a man marrying his father’s sister’s daughter. Your Eminence’s answer was that there is no harm in it, and that she is a stranger to him. My question was as follows: Is it permissible for me to marry my sister’s son’s daughter? Your Eminence said, “Yes.” I replied, “I am her maternal uncle, O Shaykh.” The Shaykh said, “Even if so,” and gave the example of a brother’s wife or a paternal uncle’s wife. Some of my brothers understood from the repetition that it was prohibited.
The Shaykh:
You are mistaken about this; there is no basis for it, and we have never issued a ruling to that effect. You are wrong about this. Your maternal uncle, your father’s maternal uncle, your mother’s maternal uncle, the daughter of your sister’s son, the daughter of your sister’s daughter, or the daughter of your sister’s son—you are her maternal uncle, and she is not permissible for you.
Another questioner:
And the maternal uncle of her father.
The Shaykh:
Nor is she the daughter of your sister’s daughter, nor the daughter of your brother, nor the daughter of your brother’s daughter. You are her paternal uncle, even if your lineage is elevated and her status is lowered.
Another questioner:
Yes, if you want
The Shaykh:
It is not permissible at all. The maternal uncle, even if his status is elevated, and the slave, even if his status is elevated. Likewise, the daughter of a brother or the daughter of a brother’s son, even if her status is lowered, and the daughter of a sister, even if her status is lowered; it is not permissible for her maternal uncle or her paternal uncle to marry her.
Another questioner:
Meaning, suddenly the permissible became prohibited by force.
The Shaykh:
It is not permissible, it is not permissible, even if her status is lowered.
Another questioner:
Fine, he is her father’s maternal uncle, not her mother’s maternal uncle. The meaning is the same. That is all.
The Shaykh:
He said her son is her maternal uncle. He said her mother is her maternal uncle.
Source
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