Is marrying into first cousins Islamically disliked?
Question
If yes why? I asking because some people here, where I live, have raised this issue? Jazak Allah Khairun.
Answer
Marriage to first cousins is permissible. The belief that marriage to first cousins is disliked is incorrect.
And Allah Ta'ala knows best
Mufti E. Desai
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