Issue No. 2040- If either the man or woman revokes the marriage owing to one of the defects mentioned in the last two issues, divorce is not required and the revocation will be sufficient.
Issue No. 2041- If the wife revokes the marriage because of the husband’s inability to have sexual intercourse, the husband should give her half of the mahr. However, if the man or the wife revokes the marriage because of one of the other defects enumerated above, and if sexual intercourse has not taken place, the husband will not be liable for anything. In case, however, he has had sexual intercourse with her, he should pay her full mahr as an obligatory precaution.
Issue No. 2042- Matrimonial relation is haram with women who are one’s maḥram, for instance, the mother, daughter, sister, paternal aunt, maternal aunt, niece (one’s brother’s or sister’s daughter), wife of one’s father, daughter of one’s wife and mother-in-law, details of which will come in the following issues.
Issue No. 2043- If a man marries a woman, even if he may not have had sexual intercourse with her, her mother, her mother’s mother, her father’s mother and all the women as the line ascends are his maḥram. However, the daughter of one’s wife, and the grand daughters of that woman (daughters of daughters or sons) will become haram to that man if he has had sexual intercourse with her.
Issue No. 2043- If a man marries a woman, even if he may not have had sexual intercourse with her, her mother, her mother’s mother, her father’s mother and all the women as the line ascends are his maḥram. However, the daughter of one’s wife, and the grand daughters of that woman (daughters of daughters or sons) will become haram to that man if he has had sexual intercourse with her.
Issue No. 2044- The paternal and maternal aunt of a man and the paternal and maternal aunt of his father and the paternal and maternal aunt of his paternal grandfather and the paternal and maternal aunt of his mother, and the paternal and maternal aunt of his maternal grandmother, as the line ascends, are all his maḥram.
Issue No. 2044- The paternal and maternal aunt of a man and the paternal and maternal aunt of his father and the paternal and maternal aunt of his paternal grandfather and the paternal and maternal aunt of his mother, and the paternal and maternal aunt of his maternal grandmother, as the line ascends, are all his maḥram.
Issue No. 2045- The husband’s father and his grandfather, as far as the line continues, and the husband’s sons and grandsons, as far as the line descends, whether they existed at the time of her marriage or were born afterwards, are all maḥram to her.
Issue No. 2045- The husband’s father and his grandfather, as far as the line continues, and the husband’s sons and grandsons, as far as the line descends, whether they existed at the time of her marriage or were born afterwards, are all maḥram to her.
Issue No. 2046- If a man marries a woman (whether the marriage is permanent or temporary), he cannot marry his wife’s sister, as long as she is his wife. Even after divorce, as long as she is in ‘iddah (the waiting period), if it is the ‘iddah for rij‘ī divorce (revocable divorce) (details of which will be explained under the rulings relating to 'Divorce'), and as a recommended precaution, it would be better that he does not marry her in the ‘iddah of the bā’in divorce (irrevocable divorce) [1] , and also in the waiting period of the temporary marriage, whether it is after the termination of the temporary marriage or after he has forgone its remaining time.
Issue No. 2047- A man cannot marry the niece of his wife without her permission. However, if he does, and she later consents to the marriage, it will be in order.
Issue No. 2048- A Muslim woman cannot marry a non-Muslim. However, a male Muslim can marry an ahl al-kitāb (People of the book) woman, like Jews or Christians.
