[6] However...

[6] However, the Ahadith of Ahl Al-Bayt -asws explain that the Lord -azwj who Created the ‘first male and female’ also Created Maiden Hourie (female wives) for the sons of Adam -as , so brothers and sisters were never married from the children of Adam -as and Eve -as , and Allah ‑azwj Commanded Adam -as to marry the first-cousins from the children of Adam -as , e.g.: ابن المتوكل، عن الحميري، عن ابن عيسى، عن ابن محبوب، عن مقاتل ابن سليمان، عن الصادق عليه السلام عن النبي صلى الله عليه وآله قال: أوصى آدم إلى شيث وهو هبة الله ابن آدم، وأوصى شيث إلى ابنه شبان وهو ابن نزلة الحوراء التي أنزلها الله على آدم من الجنة فزوجها ابنه شيثا “ Ibn Al Mutawakkal, from Al Humeyri, from Ibn Isa, from Ibn Mahboub, from Maqatal Ibn Suleyman, ‘From Al-Sadiq -asws , from the Prophet -saww having said: ‘Adam -as bequeathed to Shees -as (Seth) and he -as is (also called) Hibtullah -as , son -as of Adam -as ; and Shees -as bequeathed to his -as son -as Shaban -as and he is the son of the descended Hourie whom Allah -azwj Sent down unto Adam -as from the Paradise, and he -as got her married to his -as son -as Shees -as .’’ [7] Islam, neither encourages the marriage of the First-Cousin nor discourages it but emphasised on the ‘Kuff’ (match) so that there would remain harmony and respect between the husband and wife, e.g., وعنه: عن تفسير الثعلبي: قال ابن سيرين: نزلت في النبي، و علي زوج ابنته فاطمة، و هو ابن عمه، و زوج ابنته، فكان نسبا و صهرا، و عوتب النبي (صلى الله عليه و آله) في أمر فاطمة (عليها السلام) فقال له: «لو لم يخلق الله علي ابن أبي طالب لما كان لفاطمة كفؤ» And from him, from Tafseer of Sa’alby, Ibn Sareer said, ‘It was Revealed regarding the Prophet -saww and Ali -asws , the husband of his saww daughter (Syeda) Fatima -asws , and he -asws is the son -asws of his -saww uncle -asws , and he -asws married his -saww daughter, so there was lineage and marriage relationship.

And the Prophet -saww was blamed for it regarding the matter of (Syeda) Fatima -asws , so he -saww said: ‘Had Allah -azwj not Created Ali -asws Ibn Abu Talib -asws , there would have been no match for (Syeda) Fatima -asws .’ [8] For additional Ahadith, see the links below: Prophet Lut (as) meant nation’s daughters | Hubeali Marriage of Syedani with Non Syed | Hubeali In Islam, the match between the husband and wife neither implies wealth nor beauty but it’s the faith and one’s desire to find good children from his wife-to-be.