What relations are prohibited from marrying on the ground of consanguinity by a Mohammedan male?

Question: What relations are prohibited from marrying on the ground of consanguinity by a Mohammedan male? [RJS 1986]

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Answer

The most important requisites of a valid Muslim marriage are the “Contracting Parties” to the marriage. The “Contracting Parties” would not be within the prohibited degrees to marriage. In clear words, if contracting parties of a marriage within the prohibited degree to marriage, such marriage turns into illegal or void. There are various causes of prohibition, i.e.-consanguinity (blood relationship), affinity, fosterage, unlawful conjunction (of wives), slavery, paganism, the difference in religion, etc.

Prohibition due to consanguinity of blood Relationship (Tahrim-un-nasab):

Marriage between people within the prohibited degree of blood relation is also barred in Muslim law. This means that marriage between people in blood relation up to a certain number of generations is invalid. For example, a man cannot marry his mother, grandmother, daughter, sister, and niece.

A Muslim is thus prohibited to marry:

1. His own ascendants or descendants;
2. His father’s and mother’s descendants; and
3. The sisters or brothers of any ascendant.

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