Marriage between relatives and the doctors' claim that defects occur
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Question:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. He says: Some medical scholars state that if a man marries his relative, there may be a congenital defect. Is this statement correct?
Answer:
This is among the whispers and the sowing of confusion among people. It is obligatory to rely upon Allah (Glorified and Exalted is He) and to leave these whispers and these matters, unless it is established—if it is established—that there is a hereditary disease and that it is contagious; this has a ruling. As for mere suspicions and illusions, this is not acted upon. Yes.
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. He says: Some medical scholars state that if a man marries his relative, there may be a congenital defect. Is this statement correct?
Answer:
This is among the whispers and the sowing of confusion among people. It is obligatory to rely upon Allah (Glorified and Exalted is He) and to leave these whispers and these matters, unless it is established—if it is established—that there is a hereditary disease and that it is contagious; this has a ruling. As for mere suspicions and illusions, this is not acted upon. Yes.
Source
شرح عمدة الأحكام، باب العدّة - كتاب اللّعان — islamhouse.com (58:58)
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