26/47. Chapter:
Sunan an-Nasai 3293 — Co-Wife With Aunt Is Forbidden
Being Married To A Woman And Her Paternal Aunt At The Same Time
Hadith on Taking a Woman as Co-Wife to Her Aunt
Sunan an-Nasai : 3293
Sunan an-NasaiHadith Number 3293
أَخْبَرَنَا مُجَاهِدُ بْنُ مُوسَى، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ عُيَيْنَةَ، عَنْ عَمْرِو بْنِ دِينَارٍ، عَنْ أَبِي سَلَمَةَ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ، قَالَ نَهَى رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم أَنْ تُنْكَحَ الْمَرْأَةُ عَلَى عَمَّتِهَا أَوْ عَلَى خَالَتِهَا .
Abu Hurairah Narrated from:
The Messenger of Allah forbade taking a woman as a co-wife to her paternal aunt or her maternal aunt.
Reference : Sunan an-Nasa'i 3293In-book reference : Book 26, Hadith 98English translation : Vol. 4, Book 26, Hadith 3295
Summary of Sunan an-Nasai Hadith 3293
This narration from Abu Hurairah says that the Messenger of Allah forbade taking a woman as a co-wife to her paternal aunt or her maternal aunt. The lesson is direct and specific. It is not about every possible marriage question. It is about joining these close relatives in one marriage arrangement. The phrase hadith on taking a woman as co-wife to her aunt is a natural search term because it matches the wording closely. The hadith gives a clean boundary: a woman and her aunt, whether from the father’s side or mother’s side, should not be placed together as co-wives.
What we learn from this hadith
- A woman should not be joined with her paternal aunt as a co-wife.
- A woman should not be joined with her maternal aunt as a co-wife.
- The Prophet’s wording gives a clear marriage boundary.
- The ruling concerns the same-time marriage arrangement.
