The Meaning of Kinship and In-Law Relations in the Saying of Allah the Exalted: "So He made them kin and in-laws"
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Question:
This is Ibrahim from Dammam. He asks about the saying of Allah the Exalted:[Al-Furqan 25:54] What is meant by "in-laws" and what is meant by "kin"?
Answer:
What is meant by kinship is the residuary heirs and the relatives, namely the fathers, grandfathers, brothers, and sisters. This is kinship: the relatives, the residuary heirs, and those related by blood. Affinity is the marriage between people. The in-laws are those from whom a person marries and has children. These are the in-laws. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you.
This is Ibrahim from Dammam. He asks about the saying of Allah the Exalted:
And it is He who has created from water a human being and made him [a relative by] lineage and marriage. And ever is your Lord competent [concerning creation].
وَهُوَ الَّذِي خَلَقَ مِنَ الْمَاءِ بَشَرًا فَجَعَلَهُ نَسَبًا وَصِهْرًا وَكَانَ رَبُّكَ قَدِيرًاAnswer:
What is meant by kinship is the residuary heirs and the relatives, namely the fathers, grandfathers, brothers, and sisters. This is kinship: the relatives, the residuary heirs, and those related by blood. Affinity is the marriage between people. The in-laws are those from whom a person marries and has children. These are the in-laws. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، برنامج (فتاوى) (184) لمعالي الشيخ صالح الفوزان بتاريخ [1440-06-09] - كبار العلماء — youtube.com (15:57)
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