Is the mother of the paternal grandfather’s second wife forbidden?
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Question:
He asks: Is it permissible for me to uncover the mother of my paternal aunt, given that she is the second wife of my paternal grandfather?
Answer:
If her mother is the wife of your paternal grandfather, the wife of your paternal grandfather, then she is forbidden to you. Allah the Exalted said:[An-Nisa 4:22] The term "fathers" includes both near and distant fathers, whether on the father’s side or the mother’s side. Therefore, all the wives of your paternal grandfather are forbidden to you, and you are a mahram (a relative one may not marry) to them. Yes.
He asks: Is it permissible for me to uncover the mother of my paternal aunt, given that she is the second wife of my paternal grandfather?
Answer:
If her mother is the wife of your paternal grandfather, the wife of your paternal grandfather, then she is forbidden to you. Allah the Exalted said:
And do not marry those [women] whom your fathers married
وَلَا تَنكِحُوا مَا نَكَحَ آبَاؤُكُم مِّنَ النِّسَاءِ
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، هل تَحْرُم أم الخالة التي من زوجة الجد الثانية؟ #فتاوى الفوزان — youtube.com
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