26/47. Chapter:
Sunan an-Nasai 3291 — Four Women Not Joined Together
Being Married To A Woman And Her Paternal Aunt At The Same Time
Hadith About Four Women Not Joined in Marriage
Sunan an-Nasai : 3291
Sunan an-NasaiHadith Number 3291
أَخْبَرَنَا قُتَيْبَةُ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا اللَّيْثُ، عَنْ يَزِيدَ بْنِ أَبِي حَبِيبٍ، عَنْ عِرَاكِ بْنِ مَالِكٍ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ، أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم نَهَى عَنْ أَرْبَعِ نِسْوَةٍ يُجْمَعُ بَيْنَهُنَّ الْمَرْأَةِ وَعَمَّتِهَا وَالْمَرْأَةِ وَخَالَتِهَا .
Abu Hurairah Narrated from:
The Messenger of Allah forbade being married to four kinds of women at the same time: a woman and her paternal aunt or a woman and her maternal aunt.
Reference : Sunan an-Nasa'i 3291In-book reference : Book 26, Hadith 96English translation : Vol. 4, Book 26, Hadith 3293
Summary of Sunan an-Nasai Hadith 3291
This narration says the Messenger of Allah forbade being married to four kinds of women at the same time: a woman and her paternal aunt, or a woman and her maternal aunt. The phrase points to the paired combinations mentioned in the text. The core topic is forbidden marriage combinations, especially the co-wife relationship between a woman and her aunt. The hadith does not discuss personal feelings, inheritance, or wider family matters. It gives a direct marriage boundary. For people searching for hadith about a woman and her aunt as co-wives, this narration helps show the same rule in a slightly different wording from Abu Hurairah.
What we learn from this hadith
- Some close relatives should not be combined as co-wives.
- The named examples are a woman with her paternal aunt and a woman with her maternal aunt.
- The hadith speaks about simultaneous marriage.
- Clear limits help guide lawful marriage arrangements.
