Is it better to marry a relative or someone else?
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Question:
The questioner asks: "O His Eminence the Shaykh! Is it better in the Shari'ah to marry a relative or someone distant? And what is your guidance, may Allah preserve you, regarding stability in marital life? Is it better with a relative or a non-relative? May Allah reward you both."
Answer:
The best course is to seek a righteous wife, whether from among relatives or from among non-relatives; for the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) said:Sahih Muslim 1466.
So if a woman of faith is available, whether she is a relative or not, that is what is required. If the woman of faith is a non-relative, she is better. The important thing is that she has faith, whether she is your cousin, your maternal cousin, or someone further removed; there is nothing wrong with any of them, and all are good. If there are two women, one a relative and the other not, but the relative is the one with faith, then the relative is more deserving. Whoever has faith is better, whether from among relatives or from among others.
The questioner asks: "O His Eminence the Shaykh! Is it better in the Shari'ah to marry a relative or someone distant? And what is your guidance, may Allah preserve you, regarding stability in marital life? Is it better with a relative or a non-relative? May Allah reward you both."
Answer:
The best course is to seek a righteous wife, whether from among relatives or from among non-relatives; for the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) said:
A woman may be married for four reasons: for her property, her status. her beauty and her religion, so try to get one who is religious, may your hand be besmeared with dust.
تنكح المرأة لأربع: لمالها، ولحسبها، ولجمالها، ولدينها، فاظفر بذات الدين تربت يداكSo if a woman of faith is available, whether she is a relative or not, that is what is required. If the woman of faith is a non-relative, she is better. The important thing is that she has faith, whether she is your cousin, your maternal cousin, or someone further removed; there is nothing wrong with any of them, and all are good. If there are two women, one a relative and the other not, but the relative is the one with faith, then the relative is more deserving. Whoever has faith is better, whether from among relatives or from among others.
Source
binbaz.org.sa
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