The ruling on a man sitting with his female relatives
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Question:
He asks: Is it permissible for a man to greet and sit with his female relatives in a family gathering?
Answer:
Yes, he may sit with his female relatives in a family gathering. However, if they are non-mahram women who are not relatives he is forbidden to marry, they must cover themselves. He should not sit next to a woman who is not one of his mahram, meaning a woman he is not permitted to marry. He should not sit directly next to her; rather, she should be on one side of the gathering. He also must not be alone with her; he must not be alone with a woman he is not permitted to marry. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you,
He asks: Is it permissible for a man to greet and sit with his female relatives in a family gathering?
Answer:
Yes, he may sit with his female relatives in a family gathering. However, if they are non-mahram women who are not relatives he is forbidden to marry, they must cover themselves. He should not sit next to a woman who is not one of his mahram, meaning a woman he is not permitted to marry. He should not sit directly next to her; rather, she should be on one side of the gathering. He also must not be alone with her; he must not be alone with a woman he is not permitted to marry. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you,
Source
نور على الدرب - الفوزان - 03/233 — archive.org (11:21)
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