26/48. Chapter:
Sunan an-Nasai 3296 — Aunt and Brother’s Daughter
The Prohibition Of Being Married To A Woman And Her Maternal Aunt At The Same Time
Hadith About a Woman, Her Aunt, and Brother’s Daughter
Sunan an-Nasai : 3296
Sunan an-NasaiHadith Number 3296
أَخْبَرَنَا إِسْحَاقُ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ، قَالَ أَنْبَأَنَا الْمُعْتَمِرُ، عَنْ دَاوُدَ بْنِ أَبِي هِنْدٍ، عَنِ الشَّعْبِيِّ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ، قَالَ نَهَى رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم أَنْ تُنْكَحَ الْمَرْأَةُ عَلَى عَمَّتِهَا وَالْعَمَّةُ عَلَى بِنْتِ أَخِيهَا .
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 3296In-book reference : Book 26, Hadith 101English translation : Vol. 4, Book 26, Hadith 3298
Summary of Sunan an-Nasai Hadith 3296
This hadith from Abu Hurairah says that the Messenger of Allah forbade marrying a woman over her paternal aunt, and the paternal aunt over her brother’s daughter. This wording highlights the same type of forbidden co-wife combination from both directions. The main search phrase can be woman and her aunt marriage hadith, because the text centers on joining close relatives in one marriage. The narration names the paternal aunt and the brother’s daughter. It does not expand into other rules here, so the explanation should stay with this named family relationship. The practical lesson is that marriage arrangements must respect close blood ties mentioned in the hadith.
What we learn from this hadith
- A woman should not be married over her paternal aunt.
- A paternal aunt should not be married over her brother’s daughter.
- The hadith shows the rule from both sides of the relation.
- Close family ties must be checked before forming co-wife arrangements.
