Permanent Prohibition by Merely Contracting Marriage with the Father’s or Son’s Wife
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The questioner:
He informed us that if a marriage contract is made without consummation, does that count?
The Shaykh:
Okay.
The questioner:
And he said, regarding his professional opinion on matters, does the permanent prohibition apply to the matter of the contract?
The Shaykh:
In what respect?
The questioner:
In general terms.
The Shaykh:
Yes, if the father contracts marriage with a woman, she becomes permanently forbidden to his son, even if the father did not consummate the marriage, because Allah did not make consummation a condition. He said:[An-Nisa 4:22] And marriage refers to the contract. Yes.
The questioner:
Oh Allah.
The Shaykh:
Likewise, if the son contracts marriage with a woman, she becomes forbidden to his father by the mere contract. Yes.
He informed us that if a marriage contract is made without consummation, does that count?
The Shaykh:
Okay.
The questioner:
And he said, regarding his professional opinion on matters, does the permanent prohibition apply to the matter of the contract?
The Shaykh:
In what respect?
The questioner:
In general terms.
The Shaykh:
Yes, if the father contracts marriage with a woman, she becomes permanently forbidden to his son, even if the father did not consummate the marriage, because Allah did not make consummation a condition. He said:
And do not marry those [women] whom your fathers married
وَلَا تَنكِحُوا مَا نَكَحَ آبَاؤُكُم مِّنَ النِّسَاءِThe questioner:
Oh Allah.
The Shaykh:
Likewise, if the son contracts marriage with a woman, she becomes forbidden to his father by the mere contract. Yes.
Source
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