What is the ruling on combining in marriage between cousins (daughters of paternal uncles)? Is its prohibition like the prohibition of combining between two sisters, or is it merely disliked (makrooh) or a non-definitive prohibition? And if it is a definitive prohibition, is it permissible for me to uncover myself in front of the husband of my cousin (daughter of my paternal uncle), or my maternal aunt's daughter, or my paternal aunt's daughter?
It is permissible for a man to combine two women, one of whom is the daughter of the other's paternal uncle or aunt, or the daughter of the other's maternal uncle or aunt. There is a difference of opinion among scholars regarding this, between permissibility and dislike, due to the lack of an explicit text of prohibition and their inclusion in the general meaning of His Almighty's saying: "And lawful for you are what is beyond that." As for a woman uncovering herself before her aunt's or maternal aunt's husband, it is forbidden if they are not her mahram, because the prohibition of marriage to them is temporary. Similarly, it is forbidden for her to uncover herself before her female cousin's husband if he is not mahram to her.
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