The ruling on a woman uncovering her face before her husband's brother's son
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The questioner:
What is the ruling on a husband's brother's wife uncovering her face before her husband's brother's son, even if there is a significant age difference between them?
The Shaykh:
She is not permitted to uncover herself before her husband's brother, her husband's paternal uncle, her husband's cousin, or her husband's nephew; all of them are non-mahrams. She is not allowed to uncover herself except for her husband, her father, her grandfather, or her children. As for her husband's brother, his uncles, his maternal uncles, and his nephews, they are all non-mahrams, and she must not uncover herself for them. Nor is she permitted to be alone with any one of them. This is not permissible. Allah the Exalted said:[An-Nur 24:31] The wives are the protectors of the husbands [An-Nur 24:31]. As for the husband's brother, he is not among them, nor is his nephew, nor is his uncle among these. As for the husband's father, yes, because it says "and their fathers" or "the fathers of their protectors." The protectors are the husbands.
The presenter:
Yes, yes.
The Shaykh:
The grandfather is a father, so the husband's father and the husband's grandfather are all mahrams, whether through breastfeeding or through blood relation. It is the same whether through breastfeeding or through blood relation. Likewise, the husband's foster relations through breastfeeding or blood relation are also mahrams. And likewise, the sons of the daughters of mahrams are mahrams. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you with good.
What is the ruling on a husband's brother's wife uncovering her face before her husband's brother's son, even if there is a significant age difference between them?
The Shaykh:
She is not permitted to uncover herself before her husband's brother, her husband's paternal uncle, her husband's cousin, or her husband's nephew; all of them are non-mahrams. She is not allowed to uncover herself except for her husband, her father, her grandfather, or her children. As for her husband's brother, his uncles, his maternal uncles, and his nephews, they are all non-mahrams, and she must not uncover herself for them. Nor is she permitted to be alone with any one of them. This is not permissible. Allah the Exalted said:
not expose their adornment except to their husbands
وَلَا يُبْدِينَ زِينَتَهُنَّ إِلَّا لِبُعُولَتِهِنَّtheir fathers, their husbands' fathers, their sons, their husbands' sons, their brothers, their brothers' sons, their sisters' sons
أَوْ آبَائِهِنَّ أَوْ آبَاءِ بُعُولَتِهِنَّ أَوْ أَبْنَائِهِنَّ أَوْ أَبْنَاءِ بُعُولَتِهِنَّ أَوْ إِخْوَانِهِنَّ أَوْ بَنِي إِخْوَانِهِنَّ أَوْ بَنِي أَخَوَاتِهِنَّThe presenter:
Yes, yes.
The Shaykh:
The grandfather is a father, so the husband's father and the husband's grandfather are all mahrams, whether through breastfeeding or through blood relation. It is the same whether through breastfeeding or through blood relation. Likewise, the husband's foster relations through breastfeeding or blood relation are also mahrams. And likewise, the sons of the daughters of mahrams are mahrams. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you with good.
Source
قناة «فضيلة الشيخ ابن باز Alsheikh Binbaz»، 4968 - حكم كشف المرأة وجهها لابن أخي زوجها - نور على الدرب — youtube.com
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