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﴿ فَاسْأَلُوا أَهْلَ الذِّكْرِ إِن كُنتُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَ ﴾

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What is the ruling on marrying conjoined twins who share only two legs?

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The questioner : On some occasions, it happened in Europe that two sisters, meaning twins, had only two legs, sharing the same legs. A problem arose when a man wanted to marry one of the sisters, and they were conjoined. They said that there was no law in Europe preventing a man from marrying two women, provided he did not combine two sisters. How is this problem resolved, given that one is pregnant and the other is not?

The Shaykh : Where did this happen?

The questioner : It happened in Europe. I know the question is strange, but it actually happened, and I read about it; it is even a strange story. Those present study this in embryology. There are many such deformities, but now they kill them immediately. Did this happen around the 1930s?

The Shaykh : Is this a legal problem, or where is the problem?

The questioner : I am just recalling the story, but suppose this story happened here. What is the solution, meaning, does he marry one of them?

The Shaykh : The one who marries is marrying this single body that has two openings, two heads, and so on, and he enjoys both of them completely.

The questioner : Allahu Akbar. No one is jealous of the other, meaning, my teacher, regarding the fact that it is not permissible to combine two wives together.

The Shaykh: Yes.
Source www.al-albany.com

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