Are the maternal or paternal aunts, or the daughters of the brothers, considered among the mahram (forbidden to marry) relatives?
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The questioner:
Are these women among the mahram (forbidden to marry) relatives? First, is the father’s maternal aunt among the mahram?
The Shaykh:
The father’s maternal aunt, who is his sister, is a mahram; because the father’s maternal aunt, who is your grandfather’s sister on your father’s side, is your maternal aunt; because she is the maternal aunt of your father, and the maternal aunt of his children, no matter how far down the line they are. However, if the term “maternal aunt” is intended in the sense of the common people’s custom, where it refers to the wife’s mother; this is a custom with no basis. She is not a maternal aunt, but rather the wife’s mother. This woman is only a mahram to the husband of her daughter; she is forbidden to the husband of her daughter, and the husband of her daughter is forbidden to her. As for her brother or her son, they are not mahram to her. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you with good,
The questioner:
Is the father’s maternal aunt among the mahram?
The Shaykh:
Likewise, if the term “maternal aunt” is intended to mean the mother’s sister or the grandmother’s sister, then she is a mahram to her sister’s son and to his children, no matter how far down the line they are. So your father’s maternal aunt is your maternal aunt, and your grandfather’s maternal aunt is your maternal aunt, and so on.
The questioner:
The mother’s maternal aunt.
The Shaykh:
Likewise, if the term “mother’s maternal aunt” is intended to mean the sister of the mother’s mother, then she is your maternal aunt. Yes.
The questioner:
The mother’s maternal aunt.
The Shaykh:
The same applies. Yes.
The questioner:
The daughters of the brother’s daughters.
The Shaykh:
Yes, all of the brother’s children are mahram. All of the brother’s daughters are mahram to you, even if they are the daughters of the brother, the daughters of the brother’s son, or the daughters of the brother’s son; they are all mahram, because the description “daughters of the brother” applies to them. Yes.
The questioner:
The daughters of the sister’s daughters.
The Shaykh:
The same applies, the same applies, praise be to Allah.
Are these women among the mahram (forbidden to marry) relatives? First, is the father’s maternal aunt among the mahram?
The Shaykh:
The father’s maternal aunt, who is his sister, is a mahram; because the father’s maternal aunt, who is your grandfather’s sister on your father’s side, is your maternal aunt; because she is the maternal aunt of your father, and the maternal aunt of his children, no matter how far down the line they are. However, if the term “maternal aunt” is intended in the sense of the common people’s custom, where it refers to the wife’s mother; this is a custom with no basis. She is not a maternal aunt, but rather the wife’s mother. This woman is only a mahram to the husband of her daughter; she is forbidden to the husband of her daughter, and the husband of her daughter is forbidden to her. As for her brother or her son, they are not mahram to her. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you with good,
The questioner:
Is the father’s maternal aunt among the mahram?
The Shaykh:
Likewise, if the term “maternal aunt” is intended to mean the mother’s sister or the grandmother’s sister, then she is a mahram to her sister’s son and to his children, no matter how far down the line they are. So your father’s maternal aunt is your maternal aunt, and your grandfather’s maternal aunt is your maternal aunt, and so on.
The questioner:
The mother’s maternal aunt.
The Shaykh:
Likewise, if the term “mother’s maternal aunt” is intended to mean the sister of the mother’s mother, then she is your maternal aunt. Yes.
The questioner:
The mother’s maternal aunt.
The Shaykh:
The same applies. Yes.
The questioner:
The daughters of the brother’s daughters.
The Shaykh:
Yes, all of the brother’s children are mahram. All of the brother’s daughters are mahram to you, even if they are the daughters of the brother, the daughters of the brother’s son, or the daughters of the brother’s son; they are all mahram, because the description “daughters of the brother” applies to them. Yes.
The questioner:
The daughters of the sister’s daughters.
The Shaykh:
The same applies, the same applies, praise be to Allah.
Source
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