What is the ruling on avoiding close female relatives who are not mahram (forbidden to marry) in order to avoid their harm?
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The questioner:
A woman asks: My husband’s brother’s daughters live next to me, and they harm me when I am with them. Should I avoid them?
The Shaykh:
Her daughters. Her husband’s brother. Shall I repeat the question?
The questioner:
My husband’s brother’s daughters live next to me, and they harm me when I am with them. Should I avoid them?
The Shaykh:
The questioner is a man who says: My wife’s brother’s daughters sometimes come to me. Should I avoid them? If they come in a manner that is not modest, do not allow them to enter your place unless they commit to covering and hijab, avoiding the mahram (forbidden to marry) [exposure]. If they commit to covering and hijab, there is no harm in their entering your home and sitting with your family, your daughters, and your wife, provided they observe the Islamic etiquette. However, if they do not observe the Islamic etiquette, you must prevent them from entering your house, because they affect your family and your children. Yes.
A woman asks: My husband’s brother’s daughters live next to me, and they harm me when I am with them. Should I avoid them?
The Shaykh:
Her daughters. Her husband’s brother. Shall I repeat the question?
The questioner:
My husband’s brother’s daughters live next to me, and they harm me when I am with them. Should I avoid them?
The Shaykh:
The questioner is a man who says: My wife’s brother’s daughters sometimes come to me. Should I avoid them? If they come in a manner that is not modest, do not allow them to enter your place unless they commit to covering and hijab, avoiding the mahram (forbidden to marry) [exposure]. If they commit to covering and hijab, there is no harm in their entering your home and sitting with your family, your daughters, and your wife, provided they observe the Islamic etiquette. However, if they do not observe the Islamic etiquette, you must prevent them from entering your house, because they affect your family and your children. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، ما حكم اجتناب القريبات من غير المحارم تجنبًا لأذيتهن؟ #فتاوى الفوزان — youtube.com
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