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Does the marriage of a nephew to his uncle's divorcée fall under the general meaning of the verse: "And do not marry those [women] whom your fathers married from among women," considering the uncle to be in the position of a father?

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The paternal uncle must be honored, and his rights, like those of a father, must be observed. However, his wife is not considered forbidden to his nephew after his death or divorce. Those forbidden by marriage affinity are: the mother of the wife, her daughter, the father's wife, and the son's wife. There is no disagreement regarding the permissibility of the nephew marrying his paternal uncle's wife.

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