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Is it permissible to address the father's wife as "mother"?

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The questioner:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, is it permissible for the husband's children to call his wife "mother"?

The Shaykh:
And is it permissible?

The questioner:
For the father's wife to be called "mother" by her husband's children?

The Shaykh:
It is permissible for them to do so, meaning that she is prohibited to them just as their mother is. Yes.
Source قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [3118- 4717] هل يجوز مناداة زوجة الأب بوصف الأمومة؟ - الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com

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