رَّبِّ اَعُوۡذُ بِکَ مِنۡ ھَمَزٰتِ الشَّیٰطِیۡنِ ۙ واَعُوۡذُ بِکَ رَبِّ اَنۡ یَّحۡضُرُوۡن ؕ۔
بِسۡمِ اللّٰهِ الرَّحۡمٰنِ الرَّحِيۡمِۙ۔
Forbidden Act in Kinships.
In the Holy Quran, Allah Almighty has established boundaries for marriage that safeguard this sacred bond. It is precisely these boundaries that uphold justice, peace and sanctity within married life, while also ensuring the continuity of human life.
When a person transgresses these boundaries, the lamp of modesty and shame begins to fade, and they move towards a forbidden act in kinships—acts that tarnish society's standards of purity. Consequently, the robust social structure—built upon trust, morality, and purity—gradually collapses. Therefore, adherence to these boundaries is the true guarantee of the family's survival and social stability.
1. Marriage with an Infidel or a polytheist is forbidden.
Marriage between an Infidel or polytheist (whether male or female), is forbidden. In the sight of God, those who persist in disbelief are neither pure in this world, nor will God purify them in the Hereafter.
اَلۡخَبِيۡثٰتُ لِلۡخَبِيۡثِيۡنَ وَالۡخَبِيۡثُوۡنَ لِلۡخَبِيۡثٰتِۚ وَالطَّيِّبٰتُ لِلطَّيِّبِيۡنَ وَالطَّيِّبُوۡنَ لِلطَّيِّبٰتِۚ اُولٰٓٮِٕكَ مُبَرَّءُوۡنَ مِمَّا يَقُوۡلُوۡنَؕ لَهُمۡ مَّغۡفِرَةٌ وَّرِزۡقٌ كَرِيۡمٌ ﴿۲۶﴾
Impure women are for impure men, and impure men are for impure women. Pure women are for pure men, and pure men are for pure women. These (the righteous) are free from what they say. For them is forgiveness and honor.
God says: If a believing man or woman marries a polytheist or a disbeliever, it would be better for him to marry a believing slave (male or female). Because the path of the non-Muslim is the path to Hell, and the path of the believer is the path to God and Paradise.
وَلَا تَنۡكِحُوا الۡمُشۡرِكٰتِ حَتّٰى يُؤۡمِنَّؕ وَلَاَمَةٌ مُّؤۡمِنَةٌ خَيۡرٌ مِّنۡ مُّشۡرِكَةٍ وَّلَوۡ اَعۡجَبَتۡكُمۡۚ وَلَا تُنۡكِحُوا الۡمُشۡرِكِيۡنَ حَتّٰى يُؤۡمِنُوۡا ؕ وَلَعَبۡدٌ مُّؤۡمِنٌ خَيۡرٌ مِّنۡ مُّشۡرِكٍ وَّلَوۡ اَعۡجَبَكُمۡؕ اُولٰٓٮِٕكَ يَدۡعُوۡنَ اِلَى النَّارِۚ وَاللّٰهُ يَدۡعُوۡٓا اِلَى الۡجَـنَّةِ وَالۡمَغۡفِرَةِ بِاِذۡنِهٖۚ وَيُبَيِّنُ اٰيٰتِهٖ لِلنَّاسِ لَعَلَّهُمۡ يَتَذَكَّرُوۡنَ ﴿۲۲۱﴾
Do not marry polytheist women until they believe in God. A believing slave woman is better than a polytheist woman, even if you like that polytheist woman. And do not marry your women to polytheistic men until they believe in God.
A believing slave man is better than a polytheistic man, even if you like that polytheist man. Such people invite toward the Fire, while God invites—by His permission—toward Paradise and forgiveness. He makes His signs clear to the people so that they may reflect and take heed.
2. Muslim women with whom marriage is forbidden.
In Islam, marriage is forbidden with women related by lineage (blood) or fosterage (breastfeeding), or with those who were previously married to one's forefathers. Marriage to stepdaughters and mothers-in-law is also prohibited. The details of these relationships are as follows.
• Women whom your fathers or forefathers have married are forbidden to you in marriage.
• Your mothers, your paternal and maternal aunts are forbidden to you in marriage.
• Your sisters, your daughters, your brother’s daughters, and your sister’s daughters are forbidden in marriage.
• The women who nursed you (your foster mothers) are forbidden in marriage.
• It is forbidden (haram) for you to marry the daughters of the women who breastfed you (your foster mothers).
• Your wives’ mothers (your mothers-in-law) are forbidden to you in marriage.
• It is also forbidden to marry with two sisters at the same time.
• The daughters of your wives from previous marriages (your stepdaughters) are forbidden to you in marriage.
• The wives of your biological sons (your daughters-in-law) are forbidden to you in marriage.
• And married women who are already bound in another marriage are forbidden to you in marriage.
وَلَا تَنۡكِحُوۡا مَا نَكَحَ اٰبَآؤُكُمۡ مِّنَ النِّسَآءِ اِلَّا مَا قَدۡ سَلَفَ ؕ اِنَّهٗ كَانَ فَاحِشَةً وَّمَقۡتًا ؕ وَسَآءَ سَبِيۡلًا ﴿۲۲﴾
حُرِّمَتۡ عَلَيۡكُمۡ اُمَّهٰتُكُمۡ وَبَنٰتُكُمۡ وَاَخَوٰتُكُمۡ وَعَمّٰتُكُمۡ وَخٰلٰتُكُمۡ وَبَنٰتُ الۡاٰخِ وَبَنٰتُ الۡاُخۡتِ وَاُمَّهٰتُكُمُ الّٰتِىۡۤ اَرۡضَعۡنَكُمۡ وَاَخَوٰتُكُمۡ مِّنَ الرَّضَاعَةِ وَ اُمَّهٰتُ نِسَآٮِٕكُمۡ وَرَبَآٮِٕبُكُمُ الّٰتِىۡ فِىۡ حُجُوۡرِكُمۡ مِّنۡ نِّسَآٮِٕكُمُ الّٰتِىۡ دَخَلۡتُمۡ بِهِنَّ ؗ فَاِنۡ لَّمۡ تَكُوۡنُوۡا دَخَلۡتُمۡ بِهِنَّ فَلَا جُنَاحَ عَلَيۡكُمۡ ؗ وَحَلَاۤٮِٕلُ اَبۡنَآٮِٕكُمُ الَّذِيۡنَ مِنۡ اَصۡلَابِكُمۡۙ وَاَنۡ تَجۡمَعُوۡا بَيۡنَ الۡاُخۡتَيۡنِ اِلَّا مَا قَدۡ سَلَفَؕ اِنَّ اللّٰهَ كَانَ غَفُوۡرًا رَّحِيۡمًا ۙ ﴿۲۳﴾
وَّالۡمُحۡصَنٰتُ مِنَ النِّسَآءِ اِلَّا مَا مَلَـكَتۡ اَيۡمَانُكُمۡۚ كِتٰبَ اللّٰهِ عَلَيۡكُمۡۚ ﴿۲۴﴾ ۔
Do not marry women whom your fathers had married, except what has already passed. Indeed, that was an act of immorality, hatefulness and an evil way. (22)
Forbidden to you are your mothers, your daughters, your sisters, your paternal aunts, your maternal aunts, your brother’s daughters, your sister’s daughters, your foster mothers who nursed you, your foster sisters.
your wives’ mothers, And the girls who are in your care, from the wives with whom you have had intercourse. If you have not had intercourse with them, there is no sin on you. Also forbidden are the wives of your biological sons. And combining with two sisters in marriage at the same time, except what has already passed. Indeed, God is Most Forgiving, Most Merciful. (23)
And married women are forbidden to you, except those whom you hold as captives of war. This is a decree ordained for you by Allah. (24)
3. It is forbidden to forcibly marry women.
Abducted women, and claiming ownership over them, or forcing them into marriage is forbidden.
يٰۤـاَيُّهَا الَّذِيۡنَ اٰمَنُوۡا لَا يَحِلُّ لَـكُمۡ اَنۡ تَرِثُوا النِّسَآءَ كَرۡهًا ؕ ﴿۱۹﴾
O you who believe, it is not lawful for you to inherit women against their will.
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