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 I want to ask you if it is possible in islam to marry a real brother's son? One of my friend and her nephew are in love with each other, they tried so many time to forget each other but as they are in th e same family and see each other frequently unable to get rid of their feelings for each other, please guide them if there is any way they can get marry , or please help them to forget each other ! they are fed up of their lives , don't know what to do as they love each other so much! They live in United Kingdom and their family don't know about their feeling for each other yet! They met each other first time 3 years ago as the boy is born and brought up in UK and they met each other when the boy first time came to his parents homeland and now the girl has gone to UK for studying purpose but not living with boys family! both of them's fathers has passed away!

please i want this reply personally just in my e-mail A.S.A.P!

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In the name of Allah, Most Gracious, Most Merciful
Assalaamu `alaykum waRahmatullahi Wabarakatoh
A nephew (brother’s son) is a Mahram for his aunt and therefore it is Haraam (prohibited) for her to marry him. It is surprising to learn that she is having inclinations towards her nephew. This seriously questions her shame and modesty. You state that they are fed up by living in this way. It is obvious that there is no peace and contentment in a Haraam relation. They require the seniors of the family to intervene and sever the relationship. The aunt and nephew should regret their actions and they should never be allowed to travel or stay together alone. Shaytaan will rekindle their relation and lure them into Haraam. Consider the fact that if they become intimate what would be the status of the child that would be born?
Since their father’s have passed on, the uncles or elder brothers are responsible to take control of the situation. It is your responsibility as a friend to inform the responsible people of the family of their Haraam relation. This may seem to be difficult, but by you doing so you are saving their lives from further harm and destruction.
And Allah knows best
Wassalam
Muhammed Zakariyya Desai,
Assistant Mufti
Checked and Approved by:
Mufti Ebrahim Desai
Darul Iftaa, Madrassah In'aamiyyah