Can you marry your brother's wife Islam?

Islamic law (sharia) clearly lays down rules for marriage, including who may marry whom, and although the Quran does not prohibit a man from marrying his brother's widow, it does insist that if it were to be done, it should be treated as a normal marriage with the wife's consent and a mahr.
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Can a brother and sister get married in Islam?

Seven relations are prohibited because of consanguinity, i.e. kinship or relationship by blood, viz. mothers, daughters, sisters, paternal aunts, maternal aunts, and nieces (whether sister's or brother's daughters). In this case, no distinction is made between full and half relations, both being equally prohibited.
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Can I marry my sister in law in Islam?

According to the shariah, a man is not allowed to marry his wife's sister while the first wife is still in his marriage. However if he wishes to marry her sister he should either divorce his first wife or if she's no more. A man cannot be married to two sisters at once.
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Can a woman marry her brother in law?

Although a man may marry his sister-in-law and a woman may marry her brother-in-law, other relatives-in-law may marry provided they are at least 21 years of age and the family members involved in creating the in-law relationship are both dead.
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Is it haram to marry relatives?

Answering a 2012 audience question, the popular Islamic preacher Zakir Naik noted that the Quran does not forbid cousin marriage but quotes Dr. Ahmed Sakr as saying that there is a hadith of Muhammad that says: "Do not marry generation after generation among first cousins".
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Can a woman be around her brother in law



Can first cousins marry in Islam?

Cousin marriage is definitely not a religious thing. It's not required of you in Islam, it's just left very open and very vague. Even for people in the Pakistani culture, it's very dependent on your family and how you're brought up.
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Can I marry my sister daughter in Islam?

YES ISLAM PERMITS SUCH MARRIAGES. YOU CAN MARRY BOTH YOUR MATERIAL AND PATERNAL COUSINS. Only exception is none should be Breast Fed by one another 's mother.
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What do you call brother's wife?

You also call your own siblings' spouses your brother-in-law (the husband of your sibling) or sister-in-law (the wife of your sibling).
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What is brother-in-law's wife called?

Noun. co-sister-in-law (plural co-sisters-in-law) One's spouse's sister-in-law, especially one's husband's brother's wife, one's brother's wife in relation to the spouses of his siblings; either of two (or more) women who are married to brothers, in relation to the other.
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Can I marry my sister's daughter?

DEAR, As per law, you cannot marry with your cousin sister as it is prohibited by Hindu Marriage Act, 1955. Moreover, an adopted child have same obligations/liabilities as natural born son.
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Can you marry 2 sisters?

Also prohibited for you are the women who were married to your genetic sons. Also, you shall not be married to two sisters at the same time - but do not break up existing marriages. GOD is Forgiver, Most Merciful. . Mutual Attraction And Dowry Required.
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Can a man marry his wife's sister?

Easy, problem solved!! The marriage with the sister of the wife during the lifetime of the wife will be null and void as it will amount to bigamy, however after the dissolution of marriage with the wife by decree of the court or in event of her death, the person can marry the sister of the ex-wife.
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Is it OK to marry sister-in-law?

Even though her first marriage is not registered there must have been a customary marriage between your sister in law and her husband which holds good in the eyes of Law. So you can not marry her unless until she get legal divorce from her husband.
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What does Islam say about second marriage?

What is the punishment of a second marriage in Islam? There is no punishment for second marriage in Islam. The only condition for permission to marry again is that the husband is able to provide equally to both wives. The first wife cannot opt for divorce.
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Can a brother and a sister marry?

Siblings cannot marry in the United States

Many states outlaw sexual relationships between siblings and between parents and their children, and no state allows siblings to marry.
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What would my brother-in-law's wife be to me?

Your husband's brother's wife is called your co-sister-in-law, meaning you share the “sister-in-law” relationship with your husband.
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Is my brothers wifes sister my sister-in-law?

She's just your husband's sister-in-law's sister. No relation.
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Who married own sister?

Amritsar: In a freak incident, a person has married his own sister and took her to Australia. This incident has come into light in the Bathinda district of Punjab. According to the sources, Manpreet Singh, who belongs to a village in Bathinda has gone to Australia and got settled there since 2012.
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Is my sisters husbands brother my brother-in-law?

Co-brother-in-law definition

(uncommon) One's brother-in-law or sister-in-law's brother; that is, one's sibling's spouse's brother (one's sister's husband's brother or one's brother's wife's brother). (in the plural) Men whose brother and sister are married to each other.
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Is your sister in laws husband your brother-in-law?

You might call him your "brother-in-law", but the husband of your sister-in-law is technically no relation of yours at all. He is "the husband of your sister-in-law."
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Can I marry my father's brother in Islam?

The answer is yes. Islam does not allow to marry father's sister, father's brother, mother's sister, mother's brother. But one can marry anybody who is the son /daughter of his /her parent's direct blood relation.
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Can I marry my moms sister?

you may marry her as you are beyond the Spinda relationship as she is the forth generation from your mother, as mother, mother's sister, her daughter and her daughter as per Hindu Law or as per Special marriage act.
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Can I marry my mother's niece?

Answers (2) Yes you can marry your niece under the Hindu Merriage Act, 1955 if the customs and traditions permit you to do so.
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Do Arabs marry their cousins?

Arab populations have a long tradition of consanguinity due to socio-cultural factors. Many Arab countries display some of the highest rates of consanguineous marriages in the world, and specifically first cousin marriages which may reach 25-30% of all marriages.
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Can I marry my mother's cousin sister in Islam?

In Islam, what is forbidden to marry is stated, all else is allowed. it is forbidden to marry your parent's siblings on either side or your breastfeeding mothers (and her offspring). It's also forbidden for a man to marry the daughter of a previous wife , even if not his own daughter etc…
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