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Which women may never be married?

Mahram women who may never be married fall under three causes: lineage (nasab), marriage ties (musaharah) and breastfeeding.
Lineage: mother, daughter, sister, aunt (paternal and maternal), niece. Marriage ties: mother-in-law, stepdaughter (if one has been intimate with her mother), daughter-in-law, and stepmother. Breastfeeding: the same as lineage, for example a foster mother and foster sisters. This list is given in Surah an-Nisa' verse 22–23. See Mahram.

Sources

Surah an-Nisa' 4:22Surah an-Nisa' 4:23Sahih Muslim, Kitab ar-Radha'

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