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﴿ فَاسْأَلُوا أَهْلَ الذِّكْرِ إِن كُنتُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَ ﴾

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Is my sister’s husband considered a mahram (a relative one may not marry) to me, and is it permissible for me to shake his hand?

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Question:
May Allah reward you, Your Eminence, father. The questioner says: Is my sister’s husband a mahram to me? And is it permissible for me to shake his hand?

Answer:
No, your sister’s husband is not a mahram to you, and it is not permissible for you to shake his hand, because he is a non-mahram to you, a non-mahram to you, even though you are a mahram to him as long as your sister is with him
and that you take [in marriage] two sisters simultaneouslyوَأَن تَجْمَعُوا بَيْنَ الْأُخْتَيْنِ
[An-Nisa 4:23]
But this prohibition does not imply mahram status; a prohibition does not imply mahram status. Yes.
Source قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [1002- 4717] هل زوج أختي يعتبر محرماً لي وتجوز مصافحته؟ - الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com

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