Can a man marry his aunty?

· 29 Jumada II 1421 AH1 min readFatwa 1029English
Marriage & DivorceMarriage (Nikah)

Question

My paternal grandmother and my aunties father are brother and sister, thus the woman mentioned in the above question becomes my fathers cousin and my aunty is marriage permissible with her?

Answer

It is permissible to marry ones father's cousin.

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Mufti Ebrahim Desai
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