Ads by Muslim Ad Network

Can a Woman Marry Her Stepson?

28 February, 2017
Q As-Salamu alaykum. I want to know whether or not the Shari`ah allows a woman to marry her stepson.

Answer

Wa `alaykum As-Salamu waRahmatullahi wa Barakatuh.

In the Name of Allah, Most Gracious, Most Merciful. 

All praise and thanks are due to Allah, and peace and blessings be upon His Messenger.

Dear questioner, we would like to thank you for the great confidence you place in us, and we implore Allah Almighty to help us serve His cause and render our work for His Sake.

Answering your question, Dr. Mohammad S. Alrahawan, Associate Professor at the department of Islamic Studies in English, Al-Azhar University, Egypt, states:

Ads by Muslim Ad Network

According to the Islamic Shari`ah, a woman is prohibited to get married to her stepson. We read in the Qur’an what means:

“And do not marry those [women] whom your fathers married, except what has already occurred. Indeed, it was an immorality and hateful [to Allah] and was evil as a way.” (An-Nisaa’ 4:22)

Allah Almighty knows best.