DDHK. ORG – Is it permissible to marry a cousin of one's great-grandfather? Check out the answer inside consultation with Ustadz the following.
Peace be upon you, and Allah mercy and blessings. Chaplain. My name is Evi Aprillia. Want to ask. What is the law in Islam to marry a cousin of one's great-grandfather?
Thank you Ustadz.
Wassalamualaikum wr. wb
ANSWER:
Peace be upon you and God's mercy and blessings be upon you
WL…
Before discussing the law of marrying a cousin of one's grandfather or father's grandfather (great-grandfather), then we must know about Mahram in Islam.
In the book Al-Mughni, Ibn Qudamah Rahimahullãh said:
"Mahrom are all people who are forbidden to marry forever because of lineage, breastfeeding, and marriage."
The prohibition of mahrams above is categorized into two types; first, hurmah mu'abbadah (forever forbidden). And secondly, hurmah mu'aqqatah (haram for a certain time).
Hurmah mu'abbadah occurs for several reasons, namely;
1. Lineage (kinship),
2. Mushaharah (mantuan relationship), and
3. Radla' (milk).
There are 7 (seven) women who are forbidden to marry because of kinship, namely:
1. Mother,
2. Daughter,
3. Sister,
4. His daughter's brother (nephew),
5. His daughter's sister (nephew),
6. Paternal aunt, and
7. Maternal aunt.
Meanwhile, there are 4 (four) women who are forbidden to marry because of a marriage relationship, namely:
1. Father's wife,
2. Son's wife,
3. His mother's wife (in-law), and
4. Daughter's wife (stepdaughter).
As for women who are forbidden to marry because of breastfeeding, there are 7 (seven), namely:
1. Mothers who breastfeed,
2. Breastfeeding sister,
3. Breastfeeding brother's daughter,
4. Breastfeeding sister's daughter,
5. Breastfeeding aunt (father's sibling),
6. Breastfeeding sibling, and
7. Daughter's milk (who breastfeeds the wife).
This is according to a history from Abdullah Ibn Abbas radliyãllahu 'anhu, he said, Rasulullah shallallãhu 'alaihi wasallam said:
يَحْرُمُ مِنْ الرَّضَاعِ مَا يَحْرُمُ مِنْ النَّسَبِ (متفق عليه)
"Forbidden from breastfeeding anything that is forbidden from lineage." (Narrated by Bukhari Muslim)
So that the breastfeeding relationship results in a family relationship in mahram affairs.
In general, almost everything is contained in the words of Allah Subhanahu wata'ala:
حُرِّمَتْ عَلَيْكُمْ أُمَّهَاتُكُمْ وَبَنَاتُكُمْ وَأَخَوَاتُكُمْ وَعَمَّاتُكُمْ وَخَالاتُكُمْ وَبَنَاتُ الأخِ وَبَنَاتُ الأخْتِ وَأُمَّهَاتُكُمُ اللاتِي أَرْضَعْنَكُمْ وَأَخَوَاتُكُمْ مِنَ الرَّضَاعَةِ وَأُمَّهَاتُ نِسَائِكُمْ وَرَبَائِبُكُمُ اللاتِي فِي حُجُورِكُمْ مِنْ نِسَائِكُمُ اللاتِي دَخَلْتُمْ بِهِنَّ فَإِنْ لَمْ تَكُونُوا دَخَلْتُمْ بِهِنَّ فَلا جُنَاحَ عَلَيْكُمْ وَحَلائِلُ أَبْنَائِكُمُ الَّذِينَ مِنْ أَصْلابِكُمْ وَأَنْ تَجْمَعُوا بَيْنَ الأخْتَيْنِ إِلا مَا قَدْ سَلَفَ إِنَّ Allah, كَانَ غَفُورًا رَحِيمًا {سورة النساء: ٢٣}
“It is forbidden for you (to marry) your mothers; your daughters; your sisters, your father's sisters; your mother's sisters; the daughters of your brothers: the daughters of your sisters: your mothers who suckle you, your suckling brothers; your wife's mothers (in-laws) of your wife's children who are in your care from the wife you have interfered with, but if you have not interfered with your wife (and you have divorced), then it is not a sin for you to marry her; (and forbidden to you) the wives of your biological children (son-in-law); and bringing together (in marriage) two women who are sisters, except what has happened in the past; verily Allah is Oft-Forgiving, Most Merciful.” {QS An-Nisa': 23}
Then hurmah muaqqatah are women who are forbidden to marry for certain reasons. When the cause disappears, then the prohibition also disappears. They are:
1. Brother/sister-in-law,
2. Wife's aunt,
3. The fifth woman who wants to be a wife,
4. Muslim women to believe,
5. Married women,
6. Women who are still undergoing their 'iddah period,
7. Wives who have been divorced three times until they are married & have relations with husbands who have recently divorced & completed their 'iddah period, and
8. Women who are still in ihram.
All of the above conditions apply to men. And for women the opposite is true of course.
Therefore, cousins are not included as mahrams in Islam so they may marry or be married. The definition of a cousin is the child of an uncle or aunt who is still the same grandfather.
If cousins from one grandfather can be married, then of course cousins from one great-grandfather are even more allowed to be married. Because basically marriage not only unites the bride and groom, but also unites the two extended families between the two, and strengthens friendly relations if they are still big relatives.
Hope it is useful…
Peace, mercy and blessings of God
Answered by Ustadz Very Setiawan.
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