The Islamic Ruling on Marrying Two Sisters at the Same Time: Qur’an and Consensus
Source: Fatawa Ameenpuri by Shaykh Ghulam Mustafa Zaheer Ameenpuri
❖ Question
What is the ruling on keeping two sisters in marriage at the same time?
❖ Answer
It is haram to marry two sisters simultaneously. The Qur’an and Hadith bear testimony to this, and there is also ijma‘ (consensus) on it.
❀ Allah Almighty has said:
﴿وَأَنْ تَجْمَعُوا بَيْنَ الْأُخْتَيْنِ﴾
(An-Nisa: 23)
“And that you combine two sisters (in marriage) – this has also been forbidden for you.”
❀ Ḥafiz Ibn Daqiq al-ʿEid (رحمه الله, 702H) said:
تحريم الجمع بين الأختين فى النكاح متفق عليه.
“The prohibition of combining two sisters in marriage is agreed upon unanimously.”
(Ihkam al-Ahkam Sharh Umdat al-Ahkam, 2/172)
