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Sahih Bukhari 5109 — No Combining a Woman and Her Aunt
A woman should not marry a man already married to her paternal aunt
Hadith About a Woman and Her Aunt: Marriage Combination Prohibited
Sahih Bukhari : 5109
Sahih BukhariHadith Number 5109
حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ يُوسُفَ، أَخْبَرَنَا مَالِكٌ، عَنْ أَبِي الزِّنَادِ، عَنِ الأَعْرَجِ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ، رضى الله عنه أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَالَ " لاَ يُجْمَعُ بَيْنَ الْمَرْأَةِ وَعَمَّتِهَا، وَلاَ بَيْنَ الْمَرْأَةِ وَخَالَتِهَا ".
Abu Hurairah Narrated from:
Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) said, "A woman and her paternal aunt should not be married to the same man; and similarly, a woman and her maternal aunt should not be married to the same man."
Reference : Sahih al-Bukhari 5109In-book reference : Book 67, Hadith 47USC-MSA web (English) reference : Vol. 7, Book 62, Hadith 45
Summary of Sahih Bukhari Hadith 5109
This hadith about a woman and her aunt gives the same marriage limit in very clear wording. Abu Huraira narrates that Allah’s Messenger صلى الله عليه وسلم said a woman and her paternal aunt should not be married to the same man, and the same applies to a woman and her maternal aunt. The hadith is useful for people searching for marriage with aunt and niece in Islam, because it names both sides of the aunt relationship. The wording is not about every type of family marriage. It is specifically about combining a woman with her paternal aunt or maternal aunt under the same husband. The teaching is simple: not every possible marriage combination is allowed, even when each person is otherwise a relative through a lawful line.
What we learn from this hadith
- A woman and her paternal aunt are not to be married to the same man.
- A woman and her maternal aunt are not to be married to the same man.
- The hadith gives a clear boundary for marriage combinations.
- Marriage choices should respect the exact family ties named in the text.
