What is the ruling on a divorced woman sitting with her ex-husband and their children?
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The questioner : May Allah reward you with good. Now, what is the ruling on a divorced woman who sits with her ex-husband, she and her children, knowing that she is the daughter of his uncle, his cousin?
The Shaykh : I mean.
The questioner : We are talking about the children.
The Shaykh : Was she divorced from him with a final divorce?
The questioner : Yes, a divorce.
The Shaykh : It is not permissible. She is a stranger to him, as if he had never married her.
The questioner : And she is his paternal cousin, his uncle’s daughter, this woman.
The Shaykh : I have given you the answer, my brother, may Allah guide you. It is as if he had never married her. What is the relationship between a man and his paternal cousin? Is it permissible? It is not permissible.
The Shaykh : I mean.
The questioner : We are talking about the children.
The Shaykh : Was she divorced from him with a final divorce?
The questioner : Yes, a divorce.
The Shaykh : It is not permissible. She is a stranger to him, as if he had never married her.
The questioner : And she is his paternal cousin, his uncle’s daughter, this woman.
The Shaykh : I have given you the answer, my brother, may Allah guide you. It is as if he had never married her. What is the relationship between a man and his paternal cousin? Is it permissible? It is not permissible.
Source
سلسلة الهدى والنور، المجلس 967 — d3watuna.com (14:31)
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