Ruling on marrying a woman and her step-mother

9-3-2011 | IslamWeb

Question:

Is it permissible to be married to a woman and her widowed or divorced step-mother at the same time?

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Answer:

All perfect praise be to Allaah, the Lord of the worlds. I testify that there is none worthy of worship except Allaah, and that Muhammad, sallallaahu ‘alayhi wa sallam, is His Slave and Messenger.

 

It is permissible for a man to be married to a woman and her stepmother at the same time. It is narrated that ‘Abdullaah ibn Ja‘far was married to both the daughter of ‘Ali both, and a woman who used to be Ali’s wife at the same time. [Al-Bukhari]

Ibn Seereen did not object to a man’s marriage to a woman and her step-mother. [Al-Bukhari]

There is no evidence indicating that such a marriage is disliked under Sharee’ah. The preponderant opinion is that it is permissible.

Allaah Knows best.