Marrying Those Whom One's Father Married
Darussalam · Volume 4
26. The Book Of MarriageSunan an-Nasai Darussalam English translation
الجزء: 6 ¦ الصفحة: 109
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Sahih
صحيح، ابن ماجة (٢٦٠٧) //، الإرواء (٢٣٥١) //
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Sahih
(صحيح) - ابن ماجه ٢٦٠٧ [إرواء الغليل ٢٣٥١].
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3333. It was narrated that Al-Barâ' said: "I met my maternal uncle who was carrying a flag (for an expedition) and I said: 'Where are you going?' He said: 'The Messenger of Allâh ﷺ is sending me to a man who has married his father's wife after he died, to strike his neck or kill him.”” (Sahīh)
٣٣٣١ - أَخْبَرَنَا أَحْمَدُ بْنُ عُثْمَانَ بْنِ حَكِيمٍ قَالَ: حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو نُعَيْمٍ قَالَ: حَدَّثَنَا الْحَسَنُ بْنُ صَالِحٍ، عَنِ السُّدِّيِّ ، عَنْ عَدِيِّ بْنِ ثَابِتٍ ، عَنِ الْبَرَاءِ قَالَ: «لَقِيتُ خَالِي وَمَعَهُ الرَّايَةُ فَقُلْتُ: أَيْنَ تُرِيدُ؟ قَالَ: أَرْسَلَنِي رَسُولُ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ إِلَى رَجُلٍ تَزَوَّجَ امْرَأَةَ أَبِيهِ مِنْ بَعْدِهِ: أَنْ أَضْرِبَ عُنُقَهُ أَوْ أَقْتُلَهُ».
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‘No one can marry one’s own mother’: This means the wife of one’s father (stepmother). One might think she is not one’s (real) mother, so one could marry her. That is why Allāh’s Messenger ﷺ unequivocally negated it. The Command: “And do not marry the women whom your fathers married” (An-Nisa: 22) is applicable to one’s paternal as well as maternal grandparents. This is because according to the custom prevalent in the society, they equal fathers. ‘Strike his neck’: Whether he had intercourse with her or not. This punishment is for the unlawful marriage.