Who is forbidden to marry in Islam?

Historically, in Islamic culture and traditional Islamic law Muslim women have been forbidden from marrying Christian or Jewish men, whereas Muslim men have been permitted to marry Christian or Jewish women. It is lawful for Muslim men to marry Jewish or Christian women but not a polytheist woman (Quran 5:5).
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What is forbidden before marriage in Islam?

In Islam, premarital sex (fornication), as well as sex outside marriage (adultery) are absolutely forbidden and considered grave sins that bear serious consequences in this world and the hereafter (Quran 24:2).
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What type of marriage is haram?

In Islamic law (sharia), marriage (nikāḥ نکاح) is a legal and social contract between two individuals. Marriage is an act of Islam and is strongly recommended. Polygyny is permitted in Islam under some conditions, but polyandry is forbidden.
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Can I marry my dads brothers daughter 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 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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Can first cousins marry in Islam?

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 Muslims marry without nikah?

The Meaning of the Nikah Ceremony

It's a Prophetic tradition and the only permissible way that a man and woman can be married. This ceremony makes the wedding official because in the Islamic tradition it's not permissible for a couple to be intimate without a Nikah.
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What is haram between husband and wife in Islam?

In Islam, oral sex between a husband and wife is considered "Makruh Tahrimi" or highly undesirable by some Islamic jurists when the act is defined as mouth and tongue coming in contact with the genitals.
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Can Muslims marry Christians?

According to the traditional interpretation of Islamic law (sharīʿa), a Muslim man is allowed to marry a Christian or Jewish woman but this ruling doesn't apply to women who belong to other Non-Muslim religious groups, whereas a Muslim woman is not allowed to marry a Non-Muslim man of any Non-Muslim religious group.
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Is it OK to kiss before marriage in Islam?

It is actually Arabic custom to kiss either side of the cheek when greeting loved and dear ones. However, if they are not mahram, then any physical contact including kissing before marriage is considered by most Islamic jurists as not acceptable. Even a peck on the cheek would be considered inappropriate.
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Is kissing before marriage a sin?

Does Scripture command people not to kiss before marriage? No. The Bible doesn't explicitly forbid kissing between two unmarried people. A Christian couple that is dating with the consideration of marriage or is engaged doesn't necessarily sin because they share a kiss in a manner that retains their purity.
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Is it haram to have a girlfriend in Islam?

Dating is still linked to its Western origins, which implies underlying expectations of sexual interactions — if not an outright premarital sexual relationship — which Islamic texts prohibit. But Islam does not forbid love.
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Is it haram to not wear hijab?

It does not simply stop at covering one's hair. Within the Muslim community, there has been a lot of dispute over whether or not covering the hair is mandatory (fard) to fulfilling the demands of Islam. If this is, in fact, the case, then choosing not to cover one's head would be impermissible (haram) in the faith.
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What is the rules of marriage in Islam?

According to the Quran, a man may have up to four legal wives only if there is a fear of being unjust to non-married orphan girls. Even then, the husband is required to treat all wives equally. If a man fears that he will not be able to meet these conditions then he is not allowed more than one wife.
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Is it haram to look at your private parts?

Exposing the intimate parts of the body is unlawful in Islam as the Quran instructs the covering of male and female genitals, and for adult females the breasts. Exposing them is normally considered sinful.
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Can we do nikah on phone?

Ulema maintain there is no such thing as nikah on phone

Though it is the in thing, ulema maintain that there is no such thing as nikah on phone. Merely taking marriage vows on phone is not valid as there is no proof and ample scope for conflict later.
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Is it permissible to marry a pregnant woman?

Paragraph (2) states that the marriage of a woman who is pregnant with her pregnant man can be carried out without waiting for the first birth of her child. As for paragraph (3) states that the holding of marriage at the time of the pregnant woman, it is not necessary remarriage children conceived after birth.
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What is the best age to get married according to Islam?

The ideal age of the marriage is when the marriage parties attain the complete maturity, namely 25 years old.
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Can I marry my mother's sister's daughter?

Yes , you can Marry mother's sister's daughter's daughter who is not under the degree of prohibited relationship as per section 2 (b) of Special Marriage Act. 2. However, you can not marry your mother's sister 's daughter. Hope the position is well clarified.
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Why do Muslims wear hijabs?

The Qur'an instructs Muslim women and men to dress modestly, and for some, the hijab is worn by Muslim girls and women to maintain modesty and privacy from unrelated males. According to the Encyclopedia of Islam and Muslim World, modesty concerns both men's and women's "gaze, gait, garments, and genitalia".
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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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Do Muslims celebrate birthdays?

In a fresh fatwa, Islamic seminary Darul Uloom Deboand has said that Islam does not permit celebrating birthdays.
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Is it haram to listen to music?

Is Music Haram in Islam? Reading through the Quran, there are no verses that explicitly state music as haram.
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When can a girl take off her hijab?

Who can Muslims take off the hijab for? The hijab, once worn as a scarf covering one's hair and covering the body, can only be taken off in front of family members or women. A Muslim woman wearing the hijab will therefore usually refrain from showing her hair to any man not related to her by blood.
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Is shaving body hair haram?

A woman or man can remove hair on any part of his/her body. The only exception is that women aren't allowed to shave their head or pluck hair on their eyebrows to shape them.
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