A man marrying while ill: is it valid?

Al-Sha'bi and al-Hasan (may Allah have mercy on them both) said: It is permissible for a sick person to marry and to buy and sell.

Al-Sha'bi and al-Hasan (may Allah have mercy on them both) said: The marriage of a sick person is valid, and so are his selling and his buying.

Ibrahim (may Allah have mercy on him) was asked whether it is permissible for a sick person to marry. He said: It is permissible, apart from the third.

Al-Hakam (may Allah have mercy on him) said: Abd al-Rahman bin Umm al-Hakam (may Allah have mercy on him), while he was ill, wanted to buy her one-eighth share from his wife, the daughter of Jarir, but she refused. So, while still ill, he married three more women in addition to her, and that was allowed.

Al-Sha'bi (may Allah have mercy on him) said: Sayyiduna Mu'awiyah (may Allah be pleased with him) declared it permissible.

Abdullah bin Yazid al-Bahili (may Allah have mercy on him) said: I asked Ata (may Allah have mercy on him) about a man who marries during his final illness. He said: People say that it is permissible.

Al-Hasan (may Allah have mercy on him) said: If a man marries during his final illness to cause harm to his heirs, it is not valid; but if he marries so that she may look after him, it is permissible.

Hammad (may Allah have mercy on him) said: If a man marries during his final illness, (her dowry) is taken from his one-third.

Ibn Jurayj (may Allah have mercy on him) said: I asked Ata (may Allah have mercy on him) about a sick person marrying. He said: In my view it is something new.

Al-Zuhri said: Marrying during one's final illness is not valid.

Khalifah bin Ghalib (may Allah have mercy on him) said: I asked Nafi' (may Allah have mercy on him) about marrying during one's final illness. He said: It is permissible; she will inherit from him and she will also receive her dowry.

Nafi' (may Allah have mercy on him) said: Ibn Abi Rabi'ah (may Allah have mercy on him) married a woman during his final illness; he wanted her to inherit from him. There was a family relationship between him and her.