The place for a widow to observe her waiting period
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Question:
A woman asks: A woman’s husband has died, and she did not bear any children from him. This husband has adult children from another woman. Where should she observe her waiting period: in her husband’s house with his children, or in her father’s house?
Answer:
If she observes her waiting period in her husband’s house with his children from another woman, there is nothing wrong with it. This is because his children from another woman are mahram (relatives one may not marry) to her, since she is their father’s wife. Therefore, they are mahram to her because they are her husband’s children. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you,
A woman asks: A woman’s husband has died, and she did not bear any children from him. This husband has adult children from another woman. Where should she observe her waiting period: in her husband’s house with his children, or in her father’s house?
Answer:
If she observes her waiting period in her husband’s house with his children from another woman, there is nothing wrong with it. This is because his children from another woman are mahram (relatives one may not marry) to her, since she is their father’s wife. Therefore, they are mahram to her because they are her husband’s children. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you,
Source
نور على الدرب - الفوزان - 02/276 — archive.org (6:13)
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