"And it is forbidden by contract to marry his father's wife, the wife of any grandfather, and the wife of his son, however far down the line."
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The Shaykh : Then the author said "And it is forbidden by contract to marry his father's wife, the wife of any grandfather, and the wife of his son, however far down the line". These are the women forbidden by affinity, meaning that when a man marries a woman, an affinity relationship is established between him and her relatives. First, is it forbidden by affinity, yes, his father's wife and the wife of any grandfather, meaning the wife of his father, however far up the line, and the wife of his son, however far down the line. Is the father a root or a branch?
The questioner : A root.
The Shaykh : A root, and the son is a branch. So, are the wives of the roots and the wives of the branches forbidden merely by the contract, or not?
The questioner : ... .
The Shaykh : The wives of the roots, meaning the wife of his father, or his grandfather, or his father's grandfather, or the like, are forbidden merely by the contract. So, when a man contracts a marriage with a woman, merely by the contract, his roots become forbidden to her, and likewise his branches become forbidden to her. The third point, he said "and the daughters of these women", meaning the daughters of the wives, and "and their mothers". Is that what you have?
The questioner : ... .
The Shaykh : Good. So, his father's stepdaughter, his son's stepdaughter, and the mother of his father's wife and his son's wife become permissible to him, by the saying of the Exalted[An-Nisa 4:24]. Now, pay attention: it is forbidden by contract, meaning merely by the contract. It appears we are not extending this; I will explain it to you. We stop at the forbidden women... We have passed through the forbidden women by what? By lineage. The forbidden women by breastfeeding will come next. The forbidden women by affinity, and we said, how many types of permanent prohibition are there? Four types: forbidden by lineage, forbidden by breastfeeding, forbidden by affinity, and forbidden by li'an. Yes?
The questioner : The marginal notes...
The Shaykh : Yes?
The questioner : The marginal notes.
The Shaykh : The marginal notes refer to the brothers, sisters, unpaternal uncles, unpaternal aunts, maternal uncles, maternal aunts, and their descendants, however far down the line.
The questioner : A root.
The Shaykh : A root, and the son is a branch. So, are the wives of the roots and the wives of the branches forbidden merely by the contract, or not?
The questioner : ... .
The Shaykh : The wives of the roots, meaning the wife of his father, or his grandfather, or his father's grandfather, or the like, are forbidden merely by the contract. So, when a man contracts a marriage with a woman, merely by the contract, his roots become forbidden to her, and likewise his branches become forbidden to her. The third point, he said "and the daughters of these women", meaning the daughters of the wives, and "and their mothers". Is that what you have?
The questioner : ... .
The Shaykh : Good. So, his father's stepdaughter, his son's stepdaughter, and the mother of his father's wife and his son's wife become permissible to him, by the saying of the Exalted
And lawful to you are [all others] beyond these
وأحل لكم ما وراء ذلكمThe questioner : The marginal notes...
The Shaykh : Yes?
The questioner : The marginal notes.
The Shaykh : The marginal notes refer to the brothers, sisters, unpaternal uncles, unpaternal aunts, maternal uncles, maternal aunts, and their descendants, however far down the line.