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I. The first kind includes those women to whom a man cannot get
married for ever as the underlying reason for forbidding it can not
be removed.
2. The second kind includes those women to whom a man is temporarily
unable to &at married; once the reason behind the prohibition is
removed. prohibition is lifted.
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The reason behind the permanent prohibition are of three kinds
blood, relationship by marriage and breast feeding. Blood relations
that cause the permanent prohibition are (i) a man's mother and his
grandmother, or any woman from whom he is directly descended.
(ii)
ýA man's direct descendants, such as his daughter, daughter's
daughters and son's daughters and their children and their grandchildren.
(iii) A man's parents sisters, i. e. his aunt. However, a man can get
married to his aunt's daughter (a first cousin) (iv) A man's parents
children which means his sisters, step-sisters, and their daughters,
i. e. his nieces or their daughters or grand daughters. This includes
his brother's daughters or their descendants. As the Qurlan makes it
clear in this verse:
"Prohibited to you (for marriage) are: your mothers,
daughters. sisters, father's sisters, mother's sisters,
brother's daughters, sister's daughters. " 2
Relation by marriage that cause permanentprohibi ti one are:
(i) the daughters of a wife by a previous marriage (or her descendants).
Such a daughter is called Al-RaJibah (step daughter) whether she is
under that man's care or not.
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But if a man's marriage is not
consummated. a man can get married to the daughter of such women as
the Qurlan explains:
"Your step-daughter under your guardian-shipborn
of your wives to whom ye have gone in, no prohibition
if ye have not gone in. " 4
1. See Al-Jaz7irl'. op. cit., Vol. 4, P. 61
2. Q. 4,23
3. See Al-Jaziri, op. cit., P. 62
4, Q. 4,23
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