It is unlawful to marry two Sisters at the same Time Ahmed b.

It is unlawful to marry two Sisters at the same Time Ahmed b. Mohammed b. Abū Nasr reported on the authority of al-Ridā, peace be on him, saying: "I asked him (al-Ridā): 'A husband has a wife, is it lawful for him to marry her sister as a fixed term marriage (mutt'a )?' 'No,' he answered.

[3] " It is not permissible to marry two sisters at the same time, whether the marriage contract is temporary or permanent, but if his first wife dies or he divorces her irrevocably and the 'idda [4] terminates, then it is permissible for him to marry her sister. [1] Furū' al-Kāfi, vol. 2, p. 77. [2] Al-Tahdhib, vol. 2, p. 240. [3] Wasā'il al-Shi'a, vol. 14, p. 367.

[4] 'Idda is the prescribed period of waiting after the dissolution of marriage during which a widow or a divorced woman may not arrange another fixed-term or permanent marriage. Its purpose is to leave no doubt about the paternity of a child born after the dissolution of the marriage. 110. It is Lawful to marry Midwife Ahmed b. Mohammed b.

Abū Nasr narrated on the authority of Imām al-Ridā, peace be on him, saying: "I asked him (al-Ridā): 'A midwife helped a woman with childbirth, and the woman gave birth to a boy, is it lawful for the boy to marry the midwife of his mother?' 'Glory belongs to Allah,' he replied, 'What of that is unlawful for him?' [1] " 111.

Contracting a Fixed-term Marriage with a dhimmi [2] Woman Al-Hasan al-Taflisi reported on the authority of al-Ridā, peace be on him, saying: "I asked him (al-Ridā): 'Is it permissible for a Muslim to marry a Jewish or a Christian woman for a fixed term marriage?' 'He can marry the believing, free woman for a fixed term marriage, while she is more sacred than her,' he answered. [3] 112. If Wife becomes a Muslim Ahmed b. Mohammed b.

Abū Nasr narrated on the authority of al-Ridā, peace be on him, saying: "I asked al-Ridā: 'A man has a Christian wife and she has become a Muslim, is it lawful for her to reside with him?' 'If she becomes a Muslim, it is not lawful for her to reside with him,' he replied. [4] " 113. Choosing Trustworthy Woman In a tradition Mohammed b.

Ismā'il reported on the authority of al-Ridā, peace be on him, who said: "You should marry no woman except a trustworthy one, for Allah, the Great and Almighty, says: The fornicator shall not marry any but a fornicatress or idolatress, and (as for) the fornicatress, none shall marry her but a fornicator or an idolater; and that is forbidden to the believers . [5] " [1] Qurb al-Isnād, p. 17.