Marrying the Daughter of a Woman of Ill Repute

Question

(1) There is a Muslim woman of ill repute; she has two daughters named Umr-un-Nisa and Mehr-un-Nisa. What is the standing of these girls in Islam from the viewpoint of the Sacred Law? May one contract nikah with them? For I have a friend who wishes to marry her daughter. In my opinion, living on what is haram is not permissible in Islam and a haram thing cannot be accepted; therefore one cannot marry this girl, because she was brought up on the haram and haram blood runs in her veins.

Answer

(1) A girl who is a Muslim — whether a Muslim by birth or by embracing Islam — whether or not her mother had a nikah, in every case her nikah with a Muslim is valid. If the father or the mother committed unbelief (kufr) or did something haram, the girl’s nikah will not on that account be called impermissible and haram. (2)

Source: Fatawa Mahmudiyya

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