Question
Some Muslims frown on marriage between cousins. What is the position of cousins marrying in Islam?
Answer
Defective Imaan causes such misgivings. They are influenced by the immoral western culture, hence they frown on Islamic practices which are not palatable to the western kuffaar. In Aayat 50 of Surah Al-Ahzaab the permission to marry cousins is explicitly stated. In fact, even Rasulullah (Sallallahu alayhi wasallam) had married his cousin, and so did the Sahaabah.
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- themajlis.co.za
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- The Majlis Vol 28 No 03
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- 7
Appears under THE TRAIN STOPS AT MAKKAH (approximate).