Asalin matan mata da aka haramta aure da su, an bayyana shi a fili a cikin Littafi da Sunna. Game da Littafi, Allah (SWT) ya ce: "Kada ku auri matan da ubanninku suka auro, sai abin da ya riga ya wuce; lalle ne shi abu ne mai kunya, abin ƙyama ne kuma hanya ce mugunya." [An-Nisa: 22] Kuma Ya (SWT) ya ce:

The origin for the women with whom marriage is prohibited, has to be, and is clearly mentioned, in the Kitab and Sunnah. As for the Kitab, Allah (swt) says: “And marry not women from whom your fathers married, except what has already passed; indeed it was shameful and most hateful, and an evil way .” [An- Nisa: 22] And He (swt) said:

"An haramta a kanku (a auren aure): uwayenku, 'ya'yanku mata, 'yan'uwanku mata, 'yan'uwan mahaifinku mata, 'yan'uwan mahaifiyarku mata, 'ya'yan 'yan'uwanku maza, 'ya'yan 'yan'uwanku mata, uwayen da suka shayar da ku, 'yan'uwan da kuka sha nono tare, uwayen matanku, 'ya'yan matanku da kuke tarbiyyantarwa, waɗanda aka haifa daga matanku waɗanda kuka kwanta da su, amma babu laifi a kanku idan ba ku kwanta da su ba (don ku auri 'ya'yansu), matan 'ya'yanku waɗanda suka fito daga cikinku, da kuma auren 'yan'uwa mata biyu a lokaci guda, sai abin da ya riga ya wuce; lalle Allah Mai yawan gafara ne, Mai yawan rahama. Haka kuma (haram ne) matan aure, sai dai waɗanda (bayi da kamammu) hannayen damanku suka mallaka. Wannan ne farillar Allah a kanku. Sauran kuwa halal ne." [An-Nisa: 23-24] Dangane da Sunnah, Abu Hurairah ya ruwaito cewa Manzon Allah ﷺ ya ce: "Kada a haɗa mace da goggon ubanta, kuma kada a haɗa mace da goggon mahaifiyarta a aure." Muslim ya ruwaito cewa 'Aisha (ra) ta ce Manzon Allah ﷺ ya ce: "Shayarwa tana haramta mata (don aure) kamar yadda haihuwa take haramtawa." Saboda haka, auren uwaye haramun ne gaba ɗaya. Uwaye su ne duk wanda kuke da dangantaka da shi ta hanyar haihuwa. Wannan haka yake, ko wacce kuke da dangantaka da ita ta cancanci ainihin sunan 'uwa', wato wadda ta haife ku, ko kuma uwa ta alama, wato wadda ta haifi wanda ya haife ku, koda kuwa tana sama da haka. Don haka, kakanninku mata: uwar mahaifiyarku da uwar mahaifinku; kakannin mahaifiyarku da mahaifinku; da kakannin kakarku da kakanku, har ma sama da haka, ko suna da hakkin gado daga gare ku ko ba su da shi, duk uwaye ne na alama da aure ya haramta da su.

“Forbidden to you (for marriage) are: your mothers, your daughters, your sisters, your father's sisters, your mother's sisters, your brother's daughters, your sister's daughters, your foster mother who gave you suck, your foster milk suckling sisters, your wives' mothers, your step-daughters under your guardianship, born of your wives to whom you have gone in - but there is no sin on you if you have not gone in them (to marry their daughters), the wives of your sons who (spring) from your own loins, and two sisters in wedlock at the same time, except for what has already passed; verily, Allah is Oft-Forgiving, Most Merciful. Also (forbidden are) women already married, except those (captives and slaves) whom your right hand possesses. Thus has Allah ordained for you. All others are lawful”. [An- Nisa: 23-24] As for the Sunnah, Abu Hurayra has reported that the Messenger of Allah said: “One should not bring together a woman and her father’s sister, nor a woman and her mother’s sister in marriage”. Muslim narrates that 'Aisha (ra) said that the Messenger of Allah (pbuh) said: “Suckling makes women unlawful (for marriage) the same as birth makes unlawful.” Thus, the marriage to mothers is absolutely forbidden. The mothers are everyone to whom you are related by childbirth. This is so, whether the one whom you are related to qualifies for the true word 'mother' which is the one who gave birth to you or she is a metaphorical mother i.e. is the one who gave birth to the one who gave birth to you and even if she is higher (in the line of descent)/and beyond. Therefore, your grandmothers: your mothers' mother and your fathers mother; the grandmothers of your mother and father; and the grandmothers of your grandmother and grandfather and even higher, irrespective of whether they are entitled to inheritance from you or not, they are all metaphorical mothers to whom marriage is prohibited.

An aure 'ya'yanku mata haramun ne gaba ɗaya. Su ne duk macen da take da alaƙa da kai ta haihuwa, kamar 'yar da ke tasowa daga sulbin ka, da 'yan 'ya'yan maza da na mata, koda kuwa sun gangaro a jerin zuriya. Ko sun gaji ko ba su gada ba, dukkansu 'ya'ya ne da aure gare su haramun ne.

Marriage to daughters is absolutely forbidden. They are every female who is related to you by your birth, such as the daughter who springs from your own loins or the daughters of sons and daughters, even if they go down in the line of descent. Whether they inherit or not, they are all daughters to whom marriage is forbidden.

Har ila yau, an haramta auren 'yan'uwa mata daga bangarori uku: 'yan'uwa mata daga uwa daya da uba daya, ko daga uba kadai, ko daga uwa kadai ('yan'uwa mata na uwa).

Also absolutely forbidden to marry are the sisters from three directions; from the (same) mother and father or from (just) the father, or (just) the mother (uterine sisters).

Auren kawu a wajen uba, wato 'yan'uwan uba daga bangarori uku, haramun ne, haka ma 'yan'uwan kakanni ta bangaren uba ko uwa, ko kakan ya kasance na kusa ko na nesa, kuma ko yana gado ko babu.

Marriage to paternal aunts, the sisters of the father from three directions are forbidden, also the sisters of grandfathers through the father or mother, whether the grandfather is immediate or distant and whether He inherits or not.

Auren kanwar uwa, watau 'yan'uwan mahaifiya daga bangarori uku, haramun ne, haka nan 'yan'uwan kakan-kaka da duk wanda ya fi su daraja a layin zuriya, domin kowace kakar uwa, haka nan kowace 'yar'uwar kaka, ana ɗaukarta a matsayin kanwar uwa wadda aure da ita haramun ne.

Marriage to maternal aunts, the sisters of the mother from three directions are forbidden, also sisters of grandmothers and whosoever is higher in the line of descent, because every grandmother of a mother, and likewise every sister of a grandmother is considered a maternal aunt to whom marriage is prohibited.

Auren 'yar'uwa da duk macen da take da alaƙar jini da ɗan'uwa ba shi da izini; don haka 'yar ɗan'uwa haramun ne a aure, ta kowace fuska ɗan'uwan yake. 'Yan 'yar'uwa su ma haram ne haka nan.

Marriage to nieces and any woman who is related to the brother by birth is forbidden; so the daughter of a brother is forbidden from whatever direction the brother may be. The daughters of the sister are likewise forbidden.

Auren uwar shayarwa haramun ne. Su ne wadanda suka shayar da ku, uwayensu da kakanninsu, da duk wanda ya fi su tsayi a layin zuri'a bisa ga abin da aka ambata a cikin asalin zuri'a. Duk macen da uwarta ta shayar da ku, ko kuma ita da ku kun sha nono daga mace guda, ko ku da ita kun sha nono daga namiji guda. Ko da kuwa uwayen shayarwa sun fi daya. Irin wannan mace 'yar'uwarku ce, kuma haramun ne ku aure ta.

Marriage to foster mothers is forbidden. They are the ones who have suckled you, their mothers and grandmothers, and whosoever is higher in the line of descent according to what has been mentioned in the genealogy. Every woman whose mother has suckled you or whom your mother suckled, or she and you have been suckled by the same woman, or you and she were suckled from the milk of the same man. Even if there were more than one foster mother. Such a woman is your sister and it is forbidden for you to marry her.

Auren uwaye matan aure haramun ne. Duk wanda ya auri mace, to duk wanda ta zama uwa a gare ta ta hanyar nasaba ko shayarwa, ko na kusa ko na nesa, zai haramta a gare shi ta dalilin kasancewar kawai kwangilar aure, ko ya kwana da ita ko bai kwana da ita ba. Wannan ya faru ne saboda abin da 'Amr b. Shu'ayb ya ruwaito daga mahaifinsa, wanda ya ruwaito daga kakansa cewa Annabi ﷺ ya ce: "Duk wanda ya auri mace sannan ya sake ta kafin ya kwana da ita, babu laifi a gare shi ya auri 'yarta (ɗiyar matar daga wani miji), amma ba zai halatta a gare shi ya auri uwarta ba." Auren 'ya'yan matan aure waɗanda ya kwana da uwayensu haramun ne. Su ne 'ya'yan kishiya (ɗiyar mata). Ba sa haramta sai ta hanyar kwanciyar aure da uwayensu. Sun haɗa da kowace 'yar matar ta hanyar nasaba, shayarwa, na kusa ko na nesa, ko suna gādo ko ba sa gādo, bisa abin da aka ambata game da 'ya'ya mata. Idan an kwana da uwar, to 'ya'yanta sun zama haramun a gare shi, ko suna ƙarƙashin kulawarsa ko ba sa ƙarƙashinta ba, domin faɗin Allah "'Ya'yanku mata waɗanda ke ƙarƙashin kulawarku" [An-Nisa: 23], bayanin halin gabaɗayansu ne, ba a ambace shi a matsayin sharaɗi ba. Amma faɗin Allah "waɗanda aka haifa daga matayenku waɗanda kuka shiga gare su" [An-Nisa: 23], wannan yana zuwa ne a matsayin sharaɗi, saboda abin da aka ambata a sarari bayansa: "... amma babu laifi a kanku idan ba ku shiga gare su ba (don auren 'ya'yansu)" [An-Nisa: 23]. Saboda haka, idan bai kwana da matar ba, to auren 'yarta bai haramta ba.

Marriage to the mothers of wives is forbidden. Whoever married a woman then everyone who is a mother to her by lineage or suckling, whether close or distant (in relation) becomes forbidden to Him by the existence of a mere contract irrespective of whether He has consummated the marriage or not. This is due to what has been narrated by 'Amr b. Shu'ayb, on the authority of his father who narrated on the authority of his grandfather that the Prophet (pbuh) said: “Whoever marries a woman and then divorces her before He has consummated the marriage with her, there is no objection to Him marrying his step-daughter (the woman’s daughter) but it will not be permitted for Him to marry her mother.” Marriage to daughters of wives with whom He has consummated the marriage is forbidden. They are the stepdaughters. They are not forbidden except by consummation of the marriage with their mothers. They include every daughter of the wife by lineage, suckling, close or distant (in relation), whether inheriting or not, according to what has been mentioned concerning the daughters. If the marriage is consummated with the mother, then the daughters become forbidden for Him, whether they were under his guardianship or not, because the statement “Your step-daughters under your guardianship” [An- Nisa: 23], is a description of their general state and it is not mentioned as a condition. As for the statement: “born of your wives to whom you have gone in”. [An- Nisa: 23] This comes in the form of a condition, due to what is clearly mentioned after it: “... but there is no sin on you if you have not gone in them (to marry their daughters)”. [An- Nisa: 23] Therefore, if He has not consummated the marriage with the woman, then marriage to her daughter is not prohibited.

Haka kuma auren surukai an haramta shi gaba ɗaya, watau auren matan 'ya'yan 'ya'yansa maza da matan jikokinsa ta hanyar zuriya, ta hanyar shayarwa, ko na kusa ko na nesa (dangantaka), tun daga lokacin da aka ɗaura aure, ko an yi jima'i ko ba a yi ba.

In addition marriage to daughters-in-law is absolutely forbidden, i.e. marriage to wives of his sons and wives of his grandsons through lineage, suckling, whether close or distant (in relation), the moment the contract was concluded, irrespective of whether the marriage was consummated or not.

Aure wa uwar mahaifinsa ya haramta ga namiji. Saboda haka, namiji ya haramta masa ya auri matar mahaifinsa, ko dangantakarsu ta kusa ce ko ta nesa, ko yana da haƙƙin gado ko bai da shi, kuma ko dangantakar tana ta haihuwa ko ta shayarwa. An-Nasa'i ya ruwaito cewa al-Barra' b. 'Azib ya ce: "Na haɗu da mahaifiyata ta wajen mahaifiyarsa, wadda take ɗauke da tuta (ta yaƙi). Na ce: 'Me kake so ka yi?' Ya ce: 'Manzon Allah ﷺ ya umarce ni in je wurin wani mutum da ya auri matar mahaifinsa bayan mutuwarsa, domin in buge wuyansa (watau in kashe shi).'" Haramun ne a auri 'yan'uwa mata biyu a lokaci guda, ko sun zama 'yan'uwa ta haihuwa, ta shayarwa, daga uba da uwa ɗaya, ko daga uba ɗaya ko uwa ɗaya, kuma bai bambanta ko auren 'yar'uwar ya faru kafin ko bayan saduwa ba. Idan ya aure su duka a cikin kwangila ɗaya, to kwangilar ba ta inganta ba (Fasid).

Marriage to one's step-mothers is forbidden. Therefore, a man is forbidden from marrying the wife of his father whether He is a close or distant relation, whether He is entitled to inheritance or not and whether He is related by lineage or suckling. An-Nisai has reported that al-Barra' b. 'Azib said: “I came across my maternal uncle who was carrying a (war) banner. I said: ‘what do you wish to do?’ He said: ‘The Messenger of Allah ordered me to go to a man who had married his father’s wife after his death, in order to strike his neck (i.e. kill Him).’’’ It is prohibited to be married to two sisters at the same time, whether they were sisters because of lineage, suckling, from the same mother and father, from one father or one mother, and irrespective of whether the marriage to the sister took place before or after consummation. If He marries them both in a single contract then the contract will be improper (Fasid).

Haramun ne kuma a auri mace da goggon ta na uba ko ta uwa a lokaci guda. Wannan saboda abin da Abu Hurairah ya ruwaito cewa Manzon Allah ﷺ ya ce: "Ba a iya auren mace da goggonta ta uba, ko mace da goggonta ta uwa, a lokaci guda." Kuma a cikin ruwayar Abu Dawud: "Mace da goggonta ta uba, da goggo ta uba da 'yar ɗan'uwanta, ko mace da goggonta ta uwa, da goggo ta uwa da 'yar 'yar'uwarta, ba za a iya haɗa su a aure ga mutum ɗaya a lokaci guda ba. Babu wanda ya tsufa bayan ƙarami, ko ƙarami bayan tsoho, da za a iya haɗa su a aure." Haka nan haramun ne a auri matan da suka riga suka yi aure. Allah ya kira su 'Al-Muhsanat' (matan kamun kai) saboda sun kare al'aurarsu (daga zina) ta hanyar aure.

It is also forbidden to be married to a woman and her paternal or maternal aunt at the same time. This is because of what has been narrated by Abu Hurayra that the Messenger of Allah said: “One cannot be married to a woman and her paternal aunt, or a woman and her maternal aunt at the same time”. And in the narration of Abu Dawood: ‘A woman and her paternal aunt, a paternal aunt and her brother’s daughter, or a woman and her maternal aunt and a maternal aunt and her sister’s daughter cannot be married to the same man at the same time. Neither the older after the younger, nor the younger after the older can be combined in marriage.” In addition it is also forbidden to marry women that are already married. Allah has called them 'Al-Muhsanat' (chaste women) because they have protected their private parts (from Zina) through marriage.

Shayarwa tana haramta abin da nasaba ke haramtawa. Duk macen da nasaba ta haramta, haka ma shayarwa tana haramta ta. Wannan ya shafi uwaye, 'ya'ya mata, 'yan'uwa mata, inna da kanwar uba da kanwar uwa, da 'ya'yan ɗan'uwa da 'ya'yan 'yar'uwa. Suna haramta ta hanya ɗaya kamar yadda nasaba ke haramtawa, saboda maganar Annabi ﷺ: "Abin da nasaba ta haramta, haka ma shayarwa ta haramta." Haka kuma a cikin riwayar Muslim: "Shayarwa tana haramta abin da haihuwa take haramtawa" (ta fuskar aure). Kuma 'Aisha (ra) ta ruwaito cewa: "Aflah, ɗan'uwan Abul-Qu'ays, ya nemi izini na shiga gida bayan an saukar da hijabi. Sai na ce: 'Ina rantsuwa da Allah, ba zan bar Aflah ya shiga ba sai na nemi shawarar Manzon Allah ﷺ kan wannan al'amari, domin ɗan'uwan Abul-Qu'ays bai shayar da ni ba, amma matar Abul-Qu'ays ce ta shayar da ni.' Sa'an nan Manzon Allah ﷺ ya zo, sai na ce: 'Ya Manzon Allah! Ba mutumin ne ya shayar da ni ba, matarsa ce ta shayar da ni.' Sai ya ce: 'Ka ba shi izinin shiga, gama shi kawun ku ne (na uba), kuna iya halaka, da ba ku tambaya ba.'" Abin da ke haramta ta hanyar shayarwa shi ne madara. Saboda haka, duka mai madarar da aka sha, da wanda ya sha ta, an haramta su ga wanda aka shayar. Ko mai madarar mutum ne ko mace, kuma ko wanda aka shayar yaron da ta shayar da shi ne ko a'a. Saboda haka, ya halatta mutum ya auri 'yar'uwar ɗan'uwansa na shayarwa, amma ba ya halatta ya auri ɗan'uwansa ko 'yar'uwarsa na shayarwa ba. Idan mutum ya sha nono daga wata mace, wannan mace za ta zama uwar shayarwarsa, mijinta kuwa ubansa na shayarwa. 'Ya'yansu (maza da mata) za su zama 'yan'uwansa na shayarwa, amma 'yan'uwan wanda aka shayar ba su zama 'yan'uwan 'yan'uwansa na shayarwa ba. Saboda haka, an halatta musu su auri 'yan'uwan renon ɗan'uwansu. Don haka abin da ke hana auren shi ne madara.

Suckling prohibits that which lineage prohibits. Every woman that is forbidden due to lineage, likewise is also forbidden due to suckling. This applies to mothers, daughters, sisters, paternal and maternal aunts, and nieces (daughters of the brother and sister). They are forbidden in the same manner as in the prohibition of lineage due to the saying of the Prophet (pbuh): “What is forbidden by lineage is likewise forbidden by suckling”. And in the narration of Muslim: ‘Suckling makes unlawful what birth makes unlawful’(in terms of marriage). And 'Aisha (ra) narrated that: “Aflah, the brother of Abu al-Qu’ays, asked me permission (to enter the house) after the partition (Hijab) was revealed. So I said: ‘By Allah, I would not admit Aflah unless I have asked the opinion of Allah’s Messenger (pbuh) on this matter, for the brother of Abu al-Qu’ays has not suckled me but it was the wife of Abu al-Qu’ays who suckled me’, when Allah’s Messenger (pbuh) came, I said: ‘O Messenger of Allah! It was not the man who suckled me but it was his wife’ He said: ‘Permit Him to enter for He is to you a (paternal) uncle, you may have perished, had you not asked.’” The prohibiting factor in suckling is the milk. So both the owner of the suckled milk and the one who made suckling are prohibited to the person who was suckled. Whether the owner of the milk was a man or a woman, and whether the one who was suckled was child for whom He suckled from or not. Consequently, it is allowed for a person to marry his foster brother's sister but not allowed to marry his/her foster brother or sister. So, if a person was breast fed from a woman, this woman will be his foster mother and her husband will be his/her foster father. Their children (both sons and daughters) will be his foster brothers and sisters, while the brothers of the person who was suckled are not brothers and sisters of his/her foster brothers and sisters. Therefore, they are allowed to marry the foster brothers and sisters of their brother. Thus the prohibiting factor is the milk.

Waɗannan su ne matan da aure da su haramun ne, kuma duk wasu mata banda waɗannan halal ne a aure. Wannan kuwa saboda faɗar sa (SWT):

These are the women to whom marriage is forbidden, and any women other than these are permitted for marriage. This is due to his (swt)'s saying:

"Sauran duk suna halatta (don aure)" [An-Nisa: 24] Wannan, kamar yadda aka bayyana a baya, ya keɓe auren mushriki da kuma matar da ta riga ta yi aure.

“All others are lawful (for marriage)” [An- Nisa: 24] This as explained earlier, excludes the marrying of a Mushrik and a woman who is already married.