Source: Fatāwā Amunpuri by Shaykh Ghulam Mustafa Zaheer Amunpuri
What is the ruling on marrying a maternal aunt and her niece at the same time?
It is not permissible to combine a maternal aunt (khālah) and her niece (bhanjī) in marriage simultaneously.
Sayyidunā Abū Hurayrah رضي الله عنه narrated that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said:
لَا يُجْمَعُ بَيْنَ الْمَرْأَةِ وَعَمَّتِهَا وَلَا بَيْنَ الْمَرْأَةِ وَخَالَتِهَا
Ṣaḥīḥ al-Bukhārī: 5109, Ṣaḥīḥ Muslim: 1408
“A woman and her paternal aunt must not be joined in marriage, nor a woman and her maternal aunt.”
He further narrated:
The Prophet ﷺ forbade marrying a niece while her aunt is present in marriage, and likewise forbade marrying an aunt while her niece is in marriage.
One should not marry a woman with a closer or higher relational status when the other is already present in wedlock — whether senior or junior.
Musnad Aḥmad: 2/426; Sunan Abī Dāwūd: 2065; Sunan al-Nasā’ī; Sunan al-Tirmidhī: 1126 – Chain is authentic (ṣaḥīḥ).
① It is haram (forbidden) to marry a maternal aunt and her niece at the same time.
② The same applies to paternal aunts and nieces.
③ This prohibition aims to preserve family harmony and prevent discord between close female relatives.
④ The ruling is established through authentic Prophetic ahadith.
❖ Question:
What is the ruling on marrying a maternal aunt and her niece at the same time?
✿ Answer:
It is not permissible to combine a maternal aunt (khālah) and her niece (bhanjī) in marriage simultaneously.
Sayyidunā Abū Hurayrah رضي الله عنه narrated that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said:
لَا يُجْمَعُ بَيْنَ الْمَرْأَةِ وَعَمَّتِهَا وَلَا بَيْنَ الْمَرْأَةِ وَخَالَتِهَا
Ṣaḥīḥ al-Bukhārī: 5109, Ṣaḥīḥ Muslim: 1408“A woman and her paternal aunt must not be joined in marriage, nor a woman and her maternal aunt.”
He further narrated:
The Prophet ﷺ forbade marrying a niece while her aunt is present in marriage, and likewise forbade marrying an aunt while her niece is in marriage.
One should not marry a woman with a closer or higher relational status when the other is already present in wedlock — whether senior or junior.
Musnad Aḥmad: 2/426; Sunan Abī Dāwūd: 2065; Sunan al-Nasā’ī; Sunan al-Tirmidhī: 1126 – Chain is authentic (ṣaḥīḥ).✔ Summary:
① It is haram (forbidden) to marry a maternal aunt and her niece at the same time.
② The same applies to paternal aunts and nieces.
③ This prohibition aims to preserve family harmony and prevent discord between close female relatives.
④ The ruling is established through authentic Prophetic ahadith.
