Article 23 of the Saudi Personal Status Law

المادة 23 من نظام الأحوال الشخصية · الفصل الثالث: أركان عقد الزواج وشروطه

Official text (Arabic)

This article has not been amended since the law was issued.

1- يحرم على التأبيد بسبب المصاهرة، زواج الرجل من:

أ- أمهات زوجته وإن علون.

ب- بنات زوجته التي دخل بها.

ج- من كانت زوجة أحد أصوله وإن علوا، أو أحد فروعه وإن نزلوا.

2- الجماع في غير الزواج الصحيح يُوجب ما يوجبه التحريم بالمصاهرة في الزواج الصحيح.

This is the official Arabic wording, the only legally binding version. We do not translate the law itself; the explanation below is ours. Official source: Bureau of Experts at the Council of Ministers

Explanation (Arabic)

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