What is the ruling on marriage according to the school of Abu Hanifa, which prohibits marriage due to affinity (muṣāhara) through lustful looking at the mother-in-law or her sister before marriage, if the young man engaged in that with the mother of his wife while she is deceased?
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It is not obligatory to follow the Hanafi school of thought regarding the invalidity of a man's marriage to a woman if he has committed adultery with her mother or daughter, or touched them with desire, or looked at their private parts. It is preferable not to mention a specific in the marriage contract.
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