Looking at the mother of the prospective bride and her conduct

The questioner:
Some of the common people say that if you want to marry a woman, look at her mother. Some of them say that if you want to take her, ask about her mother.

The Shaykh:
The question does not include in its mind any inquiry about her relatives and their conduct. That is fine. But looking at her alone, as for asking about her family and their conduct so that you feel reassured about them, because she may be influenced by them, there is nothing wrong with that. And Allah knows best.

The presenter:
It is possible in terms of childbirth.

The Shaykh:
One does not lament their conduct in their good deeds. Are they good people or are they not good people? As for childbirth, that is a different matter. And if her mother is fertile or her sister is, that is a different matter. This is for the one who cares about this; that is a different matter. We know about fertility. You are a child. And if you have given birth, your aunts, your mother’s sisters, and your sisters.