What are your thoughts on cousin marriages?

[ReyRey]

I see this a lot in my city with pakis in ingriska, and I was wondering what is the Somalians position in this. I honestly don’t see this as a problem but I think this due to growing up in a majority Asian neighbourhood.

what are your thoughts in this?

 

[Farahslayer]

Discustin

There’s 7 billion on this earth why would you choose close family? It’s not like Somalis are like Cadaan where we have distant relationships with our cousins, they’re practically like siblings.

 

[ReyRey]

Discustin

There’s 7 billion on this earth why would you choose close family? It’s not like Somalis are like Cadaan where we have distant relationships with our cousins, they’re practically like siblings.

If only you can choose who you fall in love with

 

[Deleted L]

Nothing wrong with it but I personally wouldn’t do it

 

[Hodan from HR]

If only you can choose who you fall in love with

@ReyRey is there something you wanna share with the class today?

 

[AishaBarri]

Aside from cousin marriages being somewhat incestuous, aren’t you afraid of having deformed kids? Or your in laws also being your family There’s so many people in this world, how are you gonna let yourself fall in love with your cousin lmao

 

[SOULSEARCHING]

If they're hot why not.

 

[Abdalla]

You're a dayuus cuck if you allow another guy to hump your hot cousin.

 

[David_434]

Why do I feel like as the years go past Somalis are turning more like arabs and Asians, what kinda of reer xamar bs is this, so you mean to tell me that you wait for marriage only to end up doing missionary with your overweight cousin.

 

[Odkac WRLD]

The Prophet Muhammad SAW himself married Zaynab Bint Jahsh, his first cousin. They had a blessed marriage. And he is the best man to live. None can doubt that.


Ali Ibn Abi Talib RA, the third Rashidun caliph of Islam and beloved of the Prophet SAW married his cousin and they had a blessed union.

The famous name for twins Hasan and Husayn stemmed from this union.

A better man than anyone on this forum or living married his cousin and they had a blessed marriage.

Will I marry a cousin?

Likely not, given where I live. But if it is written for me waa qadr Allah and I will accept it happily.

Who are we to look down on the practice, if the best of men practiced this?

 

[karkaar]

Why do I feel like as the years go past Somalis are turning more like arabs and Asians, what kinda of reer xamar bs is this, so you mean to tell me that you wait for marriage only to end up doing missionary with your overweight cousin.

some of us have drop dread gorgeous cousins ,still wont do it because of the increased likelihood of birth defects .

 

[David_434]

some of us have drop dread gorgeous cousins ,still wont do it because of the increased likelihood of birth defects .

There are supermodels out there but people will still choose their cousin over them, it’s just show they can’t pull girls that’s all.

 

[David_434]

The Prophet Muhammad SAW himself married Zaynab Bint Jahsh, his first cousin. They had a blessed marriage. And he is the best man to live. None can doubt that.


Ali Ibn Abi Talib RA, the third Rashidun caliph of Islam and beloved of the Prophet SAW married his cousin and they had a blessed union.

The famous name for twins Hasan and Husayn stemmed from this union.

A better man than anyone on this forum or living married his cousin and they had a blessed marriage.

Will I marry a cousin?

Likely not, given where I live. But if it is written for me waa qadr allah and I will accept it happily.

Who are we to look down on the practice, if the best of men practiced this?

With all do respect but they practiced in a time where they didn’t know much about genetics and birth Deformities

 

[Odkac WRLD]

With all do respect but they practiced in a time where they didn’t know much about genetics and birth Deformities

Fatima RA and Ali RA were first cousins and she gave him strong sons and wise daughters. But I can see where you are coming from.

Ultimately it is all your choice but I choose to put my trust in the One whose "mercy embraces all things" [7:156].

Everything is prewritten for us, so fretting about what may or may come won't benefit any of us brother.

 

[akaA2]

Im in somalia rn. And the number of pretty cousins i got is just

Lord have mercy. Im going in.

 

[Abdalla]

some of us have drop dread gorgeous cousins ,still wont do it because of the increased likelihood of birth defects .

That's bullshit. You only have increased health risk, if that health issue runs in the family. Let's say that autism doesn't run in the family, if you marry your cousin, the likelihood of getting autistic kids is very small. During the plague, families that weren't infected with the plague, use to marry each other. Likewise, just like a family disease increases the likelihood of the offspring getting that disease, a family specific positive traits like tallness, high IQ will be kept within the family as well. Einstein married his first cousin for a reason

 

[Abdalla]

Ali Ibn Abi Talib RA, the third Rashidun caliph of Islam and beloved of the Prophet SAW married his cousin and they had a blessed union.

Ali was the first cousin of the Prophet, he was second uncle to Fatima Zahra.

 

[Odkac WRLD]

Ali was the first cousin of the Prophet, he was second uncle to Fatima Zahra.

Thank you for the correction ikhwaan.

 

[Caleemosaar]

"Ninkii ina abtidaa guursada waa nin naagtaadi guursaday"

Cousin marrige waa nimco iyo barako

 

[Dooyo]

I'd rather not. Cousin marriages can get messy and bring too much drama into a family. Divorce can absolutely ruin the family dynamic, starting never-ending conflict.