What do you think of Somalis who marry their cousins

[Ramen]

My friend and I were talking about marriage and stuff and she said that she wanted to marry her cousins because she could relate to him in many ways

What do you think of this?
(This is a legit question)

 

[Kingjames]

 

[xalimathe6]

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[Pastoralite]

That shit disgusts me

 

[AarHawd_7]

Nothing wrong with it, although I wouldnt prefer it.

Most of y’all (great)grandparents were first or second its normal in Somali culture and not forbidden by Allah swt.

 

[SWarsame]

Once it gets to 3rd cousin, it really has no bearing on anything, might as well be any Somali.

 

[heretocollectwigs]

BUUUUUUT

 

[Ramen]

Nothing wrong with it, although I wouldnt prefer it.

Most of y’all (great)grandparents were first or second its normal in Somali culture and not forbidden by Allah swt.

It is wrong.

 

[AarHawd_7]

It is wrong.

How is it wrong when its made Halaal by Allah swt?

 

[FendiFanatic]

I’m not even gonna marry a Somali I don’t wanna risk the incest

 

[Ramen]

How is it wrong when its made Halaal by Allah swt?

Why are you bringing religion into this? Marrying your cousin is wrong, That’s basically your half sibling

 

[CaliSomali]

I personally wouldn’t do it, but I won’t judge others for it. I don’t even necessarily think it’s a bad thing if we just manage to limit it to occuring only once in awhile. We don’t need generations of inbred children or we’ll become like Pakistan.

 

[Shushue]

Many here are probably first cousin products

 

[Gooney112]

I couldnt. I actually have a stunning somaliland cuz i was offered to and she wanted. I just couldn't. My first marriage will definetely end in divorce and i dont wanna do my family wrong

 

[Mercury]

Why are you bringing religion into this? Marrying your cousin is wrong, That’s basically your half sibling

There’s nothing wrong with marrying your cousin a lot of Somalis that migrated to the west are cousin marriages

Here in the West there’s nothing wrong with 2 men marrying each other but people find it disgusting when cousins marry each other

 

[Gooney112]

Why are you bringing religion into this? Marrying your cousin is wrong, That’s basically your half sibling

Tell god he made a mistake there. Its legal across the world and has been common everywhere until recently. Nothing wrong with it

 

[guntiino101]

Absolutely disgusting. Your cousins are basically your walaalos

 

[Hmmmm]

I knew this nigga mercury will say it's fine marrying your cousin. Its disgusting and should be outlawed just like incest.

 

[Ramen]

There’s nothing wrong with marrying your cousin a lot of Somalis that migrated to the west are cousin marriages

Here in the West there’s nothing wrong with 2 men marrying each other but people find it disgusting when cousins marry each other

Because those two men aren’t related to each other. Your cousin is basically your family so why would you marry a family member? Doesn’t that increase the risk of having children with birth defect?

 

[Gooney112]

Absolutely disgusting. Your cousins are basically your walaalos

You sound so white. Few years ago i brought in a "wife" to uk. I got rejected and had to go to court to argue my case vs a lawyer from the state. Their argument was we are related and its fake marriage. We think they are cousins. The judge stopped him and said. There is noth wrong or illegal marrying your cousin and told the lawyer this was the common way people got married until recently. Guy started to stumble and say eh we mean she is his aunt. I won the case