Question:
Assalamualaikum Shaykh,
Did Maryam (as) married Joseph the carpenter, had children and have living descendants? Thank you.
Answer:
Waalaykumussalam warahmatullah,
There is no mention of marriage to my knowledge but al-Tha`labi cites from Wahb b. Munabbih (who relates from the Israelites) that Yusuf al-Najjar (Joseph the carpenter) took her to Egypt. As for the children other than `Isa their traditions cite that they were from a previous marriage, not borne by Maryam, upon them peace.
Hajj Gibril Haddad
