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Nikah (Marriage) - Talaaq (Divorce) The Majlis Vol 20 No 11, p.12

A man's wife has died. He wants to get married now to her niece (brother's daughter).

Question

A man's wife has died. He wants to get married now to her niece (brother's daughter). Will the Nikah be valid?

Answer

The Nikah will be valid. If his wife was alive, then whilst married to her, Nikah with her niece would not be valid.

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