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﴿ فَاسْأَلُوا أَهْلَ الذِّكْرِ إِن كُنتُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَ ﴾

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The divorced woman uncovering her face before her first husband's father and shaking his hand

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Question:
Abu Mansal asks: Is it permissible for a divorced woman who has married another man to uncover her face before her first husband's father? And is it permissible for him to shake her hand?

Answer:
Yes, her first husband’s father remains a mahram (a relative one may not marry) to her, even if his son divorced her. Likewise, a father’s wife is a mahram to his son, even if he divorced her. Yes.

The presenter:
May Allah reward you,
Source نور على الدرب - الفوزان - 03/227 — archive.org (18:29)

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