Marriage to a Distant Relative and Marriage to a Close Relative
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. A questioner says: Is it correct in the Shari'ah that marriage to a distant relative is preferred over marriage to a close relative?
Answer:
No, they say this. They say that marriage to close relatives causes the children to lack intelligence, that they lack intelligence. This is incorrect and has no basis.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. A questioner says: Is it correct in the Shari'ah that marriage to a distant relative is preferred over marriage to a close relative?
Answer:
No, they say this. They say that marriage to close relatives causes the children to lack intelligence, that they lack intelligence. This is incorrect and has no basis.
Source
شرح كتاب المنتقى من أخبار المصطفى صلى الله عليه وسلم، بداية من باب في غير أولي الإربة — islamhouse.com (33:46)
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