Jamiatul Ulama KZN

Can I marry my grandmothers (fathers side) sisters daughter, my fathers cousin?

Published as Marriage to the father’s cousin

· 24 Jumada I 1440 AH1 min readEnglish

Question

Q. Can I marry my grandmothers (fathers side) sisters daughter, my fathers cousin?

Answer

Your father’s cousin (grandmother’s sister’s daughter) is considered to be a stranger (non- Mahram) to you. It is permissible for you to marry her. (Fataawa Mahmoodiyyah 11/268)

And Allah Ta’ala Knows Best

Answered by
Mufti Ismaeel Bassa
Checked by
Mufti Ebrahim Desai
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