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Ruling on marrying a woman and her step-mother

Question

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

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  may  Allaah  be  pleased  with  them was married to both the daughter of ‘Ali  may  Allaah  be  pleased  with  them both, and a woman who used to be Ali’s wife at the same time. [Al-Bukhari]

Ibn Seereen  may  Allaah  have  mercy  upon  him 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.

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