The wisdom behind the prohibition of marrying two sisters—or similar combinations—in one union
Question: What is the reason for the Sacred Law’s prohibition of marrying two sisters at the same time, or a woman together with her paternal or maternal aunt?

Answer: The underlying reason, and Allah knows best, is to safeguard kinship bonds and maintain family ties. When a man marries close relatives—such as a woman and her paternal or maternal aunt, or a woman and her niece—this provokes rivalry and jealousy between the co-wives, which in turn leads to the severing of family relations. For that purpose, and Allah knows best, the Lawgiver has forbidden combining a woman with her paternal aunt, and likewise combining her with her maternal aunt in marriage.

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A divorce utterance issued before marriage does not take effect
Question: Before I was married I had a dispute with my father and said to him, “It is forbidden for me to marry any wife whose dowry contains money from you.” About a year later, after the disagreement had ended, my father approached the guardian of a young woman and proposed on my behalf. At that time none of us remembered the prohibition I had uttered earlier. The marriage went ahead and my wife has since borne four children. What is the ruling on this? Does a statement of prohibition or divorce pronounced by someone before he is married have any effect after he later marries? Note that I have repaid my father everything he spent on that marriage.

Answer: First: It is not permissible for you to become angry with your father, to argue with him, and for your anger to reach such a level, for the father has a right and it is incumbent upon