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Which of the following statements is/are correct? 1. When a Muslim youth marries his wife's niece the marriage is irregular 2. When a Sunni woman marries a Christian the marriage is valid as a…

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Which of the following statements is/are correct?
1. When a Muslim youth marries his wife's niece the marriage is irregular
2. When a Sunni woman marries a Christian the marriage is valid as a Christian is a Kitabia
3. When a Muslim youth marries his wife's sister the marriage becomes irregular
4. When a Muslim marries his wife's widowed step-mother the marriage is void
  1. Only 1 is correct
  2. Only 1 and 3 are correct
  3. All are correct
  4. None are correct

Answer and explanation

Correct answer: B - Only 1 and 3 are correct
Marrying the wife's niece or the wife's sister while the wife is alive is unlawful conjunction, which makes the marriage irregular (fasid), so 1 and 3 are true. A Sunni woman cannot validly marry a non-Muslim (the Kitabia rule helps only a Muslim man), so 2 is false; the wife's step-mother is not within the prohibited degrees, so the marriage is not void and 4 is false. Only 1 and 3.

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