Marriage Between the Children of a Man and a Woman Who Committed Zina

Question

A man committed zina with a woman. Then the man marries another woman and the woman marries another man. If children are then born to both of them, is their nikah with each other valid or not?

Answer

If a man had intercourse with a woman in an unlawful manner, but this man married another woman, from whom a son was born, and the woman married another man, from whom a daughter was born, then the nikah of this son and daughter with each other is valid.

Source: Fatawa Mahmudiyya

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