Marriages Prohibited by In-Law
Relationships
1-The mother-in-law: Marriage to the wife's mother is
permanently prohibited from the time a man enters into a marriage
contract with a woman, whether he and his wife have engaged in
sexual intercourse or not. The act of marriage itself gives the
mother-in-law the same status as the mother.
2-The step-daughter: A man cannot marry his step-daughter
(his wife's daughter by a previous marriage) if sexual intercourse
has taken place with her mother, his wife. However, if a man
divorces his wife without having had intercourse with her, it is
permissible for him to marry her daughter by a previous marriage.
3- The daughter-in-law: That is, the wife of the real son,
not that of the adopted son. In fact, Islam abolished the
permissibility of the system of legal, formalized adoption, because
this is contrary to fact and to reality, resulting in the
prohibiting of what is essentially halal and the permitting of what
is essentially haram. Allah Ta'ala says: ...Nor has He made your
sons by adoption your (real) sons. Those are simply words from your
mouths....(33:4) meaning that it is merely an expression of the
language which does not alter reality nor transform an outsider to
the family into a blood relative.
These three types of female relatives are forbidden in marriage in
order that peaceful relationships may be maintained among the in
laws.
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