Is it halal for these people to marry? Urgent?

Question

Two people are divorced and then marry each other. They each have children from the first marriage. From an islamic point of view, can the children of these people marry? they are step-brother/sister by marriage only and not by blood from either side. Please cite your evidence.

Answer 1

I don't know if it's halal but that certainly is disgusting! It's also illegal in some places.

That's like..marrying your adopted son.

Answer 2

Salam sis,

I found this answer for you:

The eminent Muslim scholar Sheikh Yusuf Al-Qaradawi wrote about this matter in his well-known book, The Lawful and the Prohibited in Islam:

It is permanently haram for a Muslim man to marry a woman who belongs to one of the following categories:

1. The father's wife, whether divorced or widowed. During the period of jahiliyyah (pre-Islamic era of Ignorance) such marriages were allowed. Then Islam prohibited them, for once a woman is married to a man's father she acquires the status of his mother, and this prohibition is out of honor and respect for the father. Moreover, as this inviolable prohibition leaves no room for sexual attraction between the son and his step-mother, they are able to develop a relationship of respect and honor.

2. The mother, including the grandmothers on both sides.

3. The daughter, including the granddaughters from the son or daughter.

4. The sister, including the half- and step-sisters.

5. The paternal aunt, whether she is the real, half-, or step-sister of the father.

6. The maternal aunt, whether she is the real, half-, or step-sister of the father.

7. The brother's daughter, i.e., his niece.

8. The sister's daughter, i.e., his niece.

All these female blood-relatives are a man's muharramat and he is mahram to his corresponding female relatives. Marriage to any mahram whomsoever is permanently prohibited. The reasons for this prohibition are as follows.

a. Entertaining any sexual thoughts concerning such close relatives as one's mother, sister, and daughter is instinctively abhorrent to human nature; there are even certain animals which avoid mating with such closely-related animals. The respect a man feels for his aunts is like the respect he has for his mother, and likewise uncles are regarded as fathers.

b. Since the family must live together in intimacy and privacy but without incestuous relations, the Shari`ah intends to cut at the roots of any sexual attraction among such close relatives.

c. Since there is natural love and affection among such close blood relatives, the intent of the Shari`ah is to expand the circle of love and kinship by prohibiting incest and thereby directing the man's search for women outside the family. Thus each marriage extends the sphere of love, bringing new people within this ever-expanding network of affection: [And He has put love and mercy between you] (Ar-Rum 30:21).

d. The natural sentiments of love and affection between a man and the above-mentioned female relatives must be kept strong forever. If marriage were permitted between such relatives, it would cause jealousies, dissensions, and the disruption of families, destroying the very sentiments of love and affection which give cohesiveness and permanence to the family structure.

e. The offspring of marriages to such close blood relatives would most probably be defective and weak. Moreover, if physical or mental defects are present in the members of a family, they would become more pronounced among the children of such marriages.

f. The woman needs someone to champion her rights and support her case against her husband, especially when relations between the two of them become strained. If those women who could defend her became rivals, how would this be possible?

Allah knows best.

Answer 3

If these children are not bonded by blood relation then they CAN get married but if their parent are married to each other then it's a bit complicated.I advise you to go to an imam and ask him.

Answer 4

My dear friend salam for you .In line with ijtihad ulamas and based on the holy qur'an,if the widow and widower got marr

ied,automatically his children and his wife's children from his related former wife and her related former husband become muhrims so the step brother and step sister could not get marry each other although there is no blood relation from each side. as long as his/her father and his/her mother are still husband and wife and they do not divorce

Answer 5

what i do know and sure of that as long as they are not brother and sister by blood or by breast feeding

other than that it's ok

i'll try to get evidence

Answer 6

sister i will search an answer for you

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Sister Although this isnt a direct answer to yr question but the answer can be drived from this Q and A.

Is the husband’s mother a mahram to the sons of his wife?

Is the mother of one’s mother’s husband regarded as a mahram of the wife’s sons?.

Praise be to Allaah.

The mahrams through marriage fall into four categories:  

1.              The ascendants of the husband [his father and grandfathers] become mahrams to the wife.

2.              The descendents of the husband [his sons and grandsons] become mahrams to the wife.

3.              The ascendants of the wife [her mother and grandmothers] become mahrams to the husband.

These three categories become mahrams as soon as the marriage contract is done.

4.              The descendants of the wife [her daughters and granddaughters] become mahrams to the husband. In this case there must be consummation. Once consummation takes place, then her daughters from a previous or subsequent husband become mahrams to him forever.  

End quote from al-Sharh al-Mumti’ (12/128).  

Thus it is clear that there is no relationship of mahram between the ascendants and descendants of the husband, and the ascendants and descendants of the wife. The husband’s mother is not a mahram to his wife’s sons, so it is not permissible for her to shake hands with them or be alone with them or travel with them.

And Allaah knows best.

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as is says thar there is no relationship of mahram between the ascendants and descendants of the husband, and the ascendants and descendants of the wife.

so InshaAllah their children can be married to eacherother

***sister people only become Mehram (forbidden to married) through direct blood relations or through breashfeeding.

hope this helps

Answer 7

Yes (I'm pretty sure).

"Forbidden to you are your mothers and your daughters and your sisters and your paternal aunts and your maternal aunts and brothers' daughters and sisters' daughters and your mothers that have suckled you and your foster-sisters and mothers of your wives and your step-daughters who are in your guardianship, (born) of your wives to whom you have gone in, but if you have not gone in to them, there is no blame on you (in marrying them), and the wives of your sons who are of your own loins and that you should have two sisters together, except what has already passed; surely Allah is Forgiving, Merciful." [4:23]

In this verse that lists whom a man is not allowed to marry, step-sisters are not mentioned.

"And say to the faithful women to lower their gazes, and to guard their private parts, and not to display their adornment except what is apparent of it, and to extend their headcoverings (khimars) to cover their bosoms (jaybs), and not to display their adornment except to their husbands, or their fathers, or their husband's fathers, or their sons, or their husband's sons, or their brothers, or their brothers' sons, or their sisters' sons, or their womenfolk, or what their right hands rule (slaves), or the followers from the men who do not feel sexual desire, or the small children to whom the nakedness of women is not apparent, and not to strike their feet (on the ground) so as to make known what they hide of their adornments. And turn in repentance to God together, O you the faithful, in order that you are successful." [24:31]

This Ayah states that a woman must cover herself, except in front of certain people (Mahrams). As step-brothers are not mentioned, a woman would have to cover in front of her step-brother, meaning that a step-brother is not a Mahram. A step-brother does not count as a blood relation (unless suckled by the same woman), so it would be permissible to marry a step-brother, just as it is permissible to marry a cousin.

Answer 8

"Forbidden to you are your mothers and your daughters and your sisters and your paternal aunts and your maternal aunts and brothers' daughters and sisters' daughters and your mothers that have suckled you and your foster-sisters and mothers of your wives and your step-daughters who are in your guardianship, (born) of your wives to whom you have gone in, but if you have not gone in to them, there is no blame on you (in marrying them), and the wives of your sons who are of your own loins and that you should have two sisters together, except what has already passed; surely Allah is Forgiving, Merciful. And all married women except those whom your right hands possess (this is) Allah's ordinance to you, and lawful for you are (all women) besides those, provided that you seek (them) with your property, taking (them) in marriage not committing fornication. Then as to those whom you profit by, give them their dowries as appointed; and there is no blame on you about what you mutually agree after what is appointed; surely Allah is Knowing, Wise." [4:23-24]

"And do not marry the idolatresses until they believe, and certainly a believing maid is better than an idolatress woman, even though she should please you; and do not give (believing women) in marriage to idolaters until they believe, and certainly a believing servant is better than an idolater, even though he should please you; these invite to the fire, and Allah invites to the garden and to forgiveness by His will, and makes clear His communications to men, that they may be mindful."[2:221]

I think those are all the people you can not marry.

Answer 9

Can't give evidence but I guess it'd be wrong!

a star so that any of my contacts see that!

Answer 10

No. Its not halal.

Read Surah an Nisa, chapter 4,  verses 23-24.

Answer 11

step brother and sister can't marry each other if they have same father. if the father was different then they can

Answer 12

yes they can because they are not related in blood. they have different mother and different father....I'm sorry I have no quotes but I live in the middle east and this happens.. the most important thing is they have different father and different mother...and as long as the didn't breast fed from the same place for more than 4 full times... this is the only way they could be considered as siblings.. in Islam first cousins can be married to each other