The First Husband and the Ex-Wife’s Daughters from Her Second Husband
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. A man married a woman, and after a period of time he divorced her, and they were not blessed with children. She then married another man, and Allah blessed her with children. The question is: Is the first husband considered a mahram (a relative one may not marry) to the woman’s daughters from her second husband?
Answer:
Without a doubt, he is a mahram. He is a mahram because they are his stepdaughters. Allah the Exalted said:[An-Nisa 4:23] This is included in the list of those who are forbidden, and they are the daughters of wives or the children of wives.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. A man married a woman, and after a period of time he divorced her, and they were not blessed with children. She then married another man, and Allah blessed her with children. The question is: Is the first husband considered a mahram (a relative one may not marry) to the woman’s daughters from her second husband?
Answer:
Without a doubt, he is a mahram. He is a mahram because they are his stepdaughters. Allah the Exalted said:
your step-daughters under your guardianship
وَرَبَائِبُكُمُ اللَّاتِي فِي حُجُورِكُم
Source
شرح أخصر المختصرات في الفقه، فصل: الربا نوعان: ربا فضل وربا نسيئة — islamhouse.com (1:10:43)
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