What is the ruling on a husband addressing his wife's mother as "aunt," and a wife addressing her husband's father as "uncle"?
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The questioner : He says: O esteemed Shaykh, what is the ruling on addressing the wife's mother?
The Shaykh : What is the ruling?
The questioner : What is the ruling on a husband addressing his wife's mother as "aunt"?
The Shaykh : What is the ruling?
The questioner : What is the ruling on a husband addressing his wife's mother as "aunt"?
The Shaykh : As "aunt"?
The questioner: Yes, and a wife addressing her husband's father as "uncle." If this expression is...
The Shaykh : What is the ruling on a wife addressing her husband's mother?
The questioner : Yes, if this expression is not correct, what should each of them be called?
The Shaykh : There is nothing wrong with a man addressing his wife's mother as "aunt," saying, "O Aunt, what do you have?" or something similar. However, he should not refer to her as "my aunt" in the presence of others, such as if he speaks to someone else and says, "My aunt visited me today," because if he speaks to someone else and says, "My aunt visited me today," it implies that his aunt is his mother's sister. But addressing her directly and saying, "O Aunt," or a wife saying to her husband's father, "O Uncle," is permissible, and it is a form of proper conduct. Yes.
The Shaykh : What is the ruling?
The questioner : What is the ruling on a husband addressing his wife's mother as "aunt"?
The Shaykh : What is the ruling?
The questioner : What is the ruling on a husband addressing his wife's mother as "aunt"?
The Shaykh : As "aunt"?
The questioner: Yes, and a wife addressing her husband's father as "uncle." If this expression is...
The Shaykh : What is the ruling on a wife addressing her husband's mother?
The questioner : Yes, if this expression is not correct, what should each of them be called?
The Shaykh : There is nothing wrong with a man addressing his wife's mother as "aunt," saying, "O Aunt, what do you have?" or something similar. However, he should not refer to her as "my aunt" in the presence of others, such as if he speaks to someone else and says, "My aunt visited me today," because if he speaks to someone else and says, "My aunt visited me today," it implies that his aunt is his mother's sister. But addressing her directly and saying, "O Aunt," or a wife saying to her husband's father, "O Uncle," is permissible, and it is a form of proper conduct. Yes.