What is the ruling on marrying the wife of one's paternal uncle or maternal uncle?
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Question:
His other question asks: Is it permissible for a man to marry his paternal uncle's wife, or his maternal uncle's wife, after her divorce, or after the death of one of them?
Answer:
There is no harm in it. Just as a man may marry his brother's wife, there is nothing wrong with marrying his paternal uncle's or maternal uncle's wife.
The point is: if there is no kinship or milk kinship between you and the wife of your paternal uncle or maternal uncle, there is nothing wrong with it. She is not like the wife of one's father, nor is the wife of one's maternal uncle like the wife of one's father. No, some people think that the wife of one's maternal uncle has a different status than the wife of one's brother, and this is a mistake. The wife of one's brother, maternal uncle, and paternal uncle are all non-mahram to him, and he may marry any of them if her husband dies or divorces her after she has completed her waiting period, just as he may marry his brother's wife. His brother is closer, so if his brother dies or divorces her, it is permissible for him to marry his brother's wife after the waiting period. Likewise, the wife of the maternal uncle and the wife of the paternal uncle are even more permissible; because they are more distant than the brother. Unless there is a specific kinship or milk kinship between them that necessitates prohibition, that is a different matter. But the mere fact that the maternal uncle married her, or the paternal uncle married her, does not make her forbidden to the person. It does not make her forbidden to his nephew, nor does it make her forbidden to his nephew. Yes.
His other question asks: Is it permissible for a man to marry his paternal uncle's wife, or his maternal uncle's wife, after her divorce, or after the death of one of them?
Answer:
There is no harm in it. Just as a man may marry his brother's wife, there is nothing wrong with marrying his paternal uncle's or maternal uncle's wife.
The point is: if there is no kinship or milk kinship between you and the wife of your paternal uncle or maternal uncle, there is nothing wrong with it. She is not like the wife of one's father, nor is the wife of one's maternal uncle like the wife of one's father. No, some people think that the wife of one's maternal uncle has a different status than the wife of one's brother, and this is a mistake. The wife of one's brother, maternal uncle, and paternal uncle are all non-mahram to him, and he may marry any of them if her husband dies or divorces her after she has completed her waiting period, just as he may marry his brother's wife. His brother is closer, so if his brother dies or divorces her, it is permissible for him to marry his brother's wife after the waiting period. Likewise, the wife of the maternal uncle and the wife of the paternal uncle are even more permissible; because they are more distant than the brother. Unless there is a specific kinship or milk kinship between them that necessitates prohibition, that is a different matter. But the mere fact that the maternal uncle married her, or the paternal uncle married her, does not make her forbidden to the person. It does not make her forbidden to his nephew, nor does it make her forbidden to his nephew. Yes.
Source
binbaz.org.sa
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