Abu Hurairah reported The Messenger of Allah صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم as saying“ A woman should not be married to one who had married her paternal aunt or a paternal aunt to one who had married her brother’s daughter or a woman to one who had married her maternal aunt or maternal aunt to one who had married her sister’s daughter. A woman who is elder (in relation) must not be married to one who had married a woman who is younger (in relation) to her nor a woman who is younger (in relation) must be married to one who has married a woman who is elder (in relation) to her. ”

Abu Hurairah said“The Messenger of Allah صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم forbade that a woman and her maternal aunt and a woman and her paternal aunt are joined in marriage. ”

Narrated Abdullah ibn Abbas: The Prophet صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم abominated the combination of paternal and maternal aunts and the combination of two maternal aunts and two paternal aunts in marriage.

Ibn Shihab said“Urwah bin Al Zubair asked Aishah, wife of the Prophet صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم about the Quranic verse“And if ye fear that ye will not deal fairly by the orphans, marry of the women, who seem good to you. ”She said“O my nephew, this means the female orphan who is under the protection of her guardian and she holds a share in his property and her property and beauty attracts him; so her guardian intends to marry her without doing justice to her in respect of her dower and he gives her the same amount of dower as others give her. They (i. e., the guardians) were prohibited to marry them except that they do justice to them and pay them their maximum customary dower and they were asked to marry women other than them (i. e., the orphans) who seem good to them. Urwah reported that Aishah said“The people then consulted the Messenger of Allah صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم about women after revelation of this verse. Thereupon Allaah the Exalted sent down the verse“They consult thee concerning women. Say Allaah giveth you decree concerning them and the scripture which hath been recited unto you (giveth decree) concerning female orphans unto whom you give not that which is ordained for them though you desire to marry them.“ She said“The mention made by Allaah about the Scripture recited to them refers to the former verse in which Allaah has said“And if ye fear that ye will not deal fairly by the orphans, marry of the women, who seem good to you. ”Aishah said“The pronouncement of Allaah, the Exalted in the latter verse“though you desire to marry them”means the disinterest of one of you in marrying a female orphan who was under his protection, but she said little property and beauty. So they were prohibited to marry them for their interest in the property and beauty of the female orphans due to their disinterest in themselves except that they do justice)to them). The narrator Yunus said“Rabiah said explain the Quranic verse“And if ye fear that ye will not deal fairly by the orphans”means“Leave them if you fear (that you will not do justice to them), for I have made four women lawful for you. ”

Ali bin al-Hussain said that when they returned to Madeenah from Yazid bin Muawiyah the place of massacre of Al Hussain bin Ali (may Allaah be pleased with him) Al Miswar bin Makhramah met them and said“tell me if you have any need for me. I said to him“No”. He then said Will you not give me the sword of the Messenger of Allah صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم ? I fear the people may not take it from you by force. (He said) By Allaah if you give it to me no one can take it from me so long as I am alive. Ali bin Abi Talib (may Allaah be pleased with him) asked for the hand of Abu Jahl’s daughter in marriage after the marriage with Fathima. I heard the Messenger of Allah صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم say while he was addressing the people about this matter on the pulpit and I was mature in those days. Fathima is from me and I am not afraid that she will be tried in respect of her religion. He then mentioned his other son-in-law who belonged to Banu Abd Shams. He admired him immensely for his relationship with him and extolled him well. He said“He talked to me and talked truly and he made promise with me and fulfilled it. I do not make lawful what Is unlawful and unlawful what is lawful. But, by Allaah the daughter of the Messenger of Allah صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم and the daughter of the enemy of Allaah can never be combined together.

The aforesaid tradition has also been transmitted by Ibn Abi Mulaikah. He said“Ali (Allaah be pleased with him) then kept silence about the marriage (i. e., marrying Abi Jahl’s daughter)

Al Miswar bin Makramah said that he heard the Messenger of Allah صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم say on the pulpit Banu Hashim bin Al Mughirah sought permission from me to marry their daughter to Ali bin Abi Talib. But I do not permit, again, I do not permit, again, I do not permit except that Ibn Abi Talib divorces my daughter and marries their daughter. My daughter is my part, what makes her uneasy makes me uneasy and what troubles her troubles me. The full information rests with the tradition narrated by Ahmad.