Is it permissible for a man to marry his maternal aunt's daughter?
Source: FtawySummary from Ftawy's records · added here Sep 2, 2026
There is no objection to a man marrying his maternal uncle's divorced or widowed wife, as long as she is not one of his mahrams, and provided that it does not involve combining a woman with her paternal or maternal aunt, as the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, forbade that.
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