Is the meaning of Allah's saying: "And that you take in marriage two sisters simultaneously" (Quran 4:23) that it is impermissible to have them both in one house while marriage to them both is permissible, or does the prohibition comprehensively include taking two sisters in marriage?
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It is forbidden to combine two sisters in marriage according to the Qur'an, , and scholarly consensus. The intent is not to combine them under the marital bond of one man. If a man divorces his wife with a revocable divorce, it is permissible for him to marry her sister after her ' (waiting period) expires. However, if he divorces her with an irrevocable divorce, there is a difference of opinion among scholars: some prohibit him from marrying her sister until her 'iddah ends, while others permit it.
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