The ruling on a woman uncovering her face before her husband's maternal grandfather
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Question:
May Allah reward you. The Honorable Shaykh says: Is the grandfather of the husband's mother considered a mahram? Please clarify the reason for this. Is a woman permitted to uncover her face before her husband's maternal grandfather?
Answer:
The grandfather of the husband's mother. It is permissible for her to uncover her face before her husband's grandfather, whether on his mother's side or his father's side, because a grandfather is a father. Whether he is on the mother's side or the father's side, he is a father, even if he is a distant ancestor. Allah the Exalted said:[Al-Hajj 22:78] He called him our father, even though he is a higher grandfather, peace and blessings be upon him. A grandfather is called a father.
May Allah reward you. The Honorable Shaykh says: Is the grandfather of the husband's mother considered a mahram? Please clarify the reason for this. Is a woman permitted to uncover her face before her husband's maternal grandfather?
Answer:
The grandfather of the husband's mother. It is permissible for her to uncover her face before her husband's grandfather, whether on his mother's side or his father's side, because a grandfather is a father. Whether he is on the mother's side or the father's side, he is a father, even if he is a distant ancestor. Allah the Exalted said:
the religion of your father, Abraham
مِّلَّةَ أَبِيكُمْ إِبْرَاهِيمَ
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، اللقاء الأسبوعي-02 من 32-لفضيلة الشيخ صالح بن فوزان الفوزان -حفظه الله- مشروع كبار العلماء — youtube.com (8:39)
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