Is the husband's grandfather a mahram?
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Question:
The wife's grandfather, Honorable Shaykh, is he a mahram for the wife if he is from her mother's or her father's side?
Answer:
Yes, the grandfather is a mahram for his grandson's wife, whether he is a grandfather on the father's side or the mother's side. This is based on the saying of Allah the Exalted regarding the list of mahrams:[An-Nisa 4:23] This refers to those who are not biological sons, because in the pre-Islamic age of ignorance (jahiliyyah), they would claim freed slaves as their own and attribute them to themselves, saying "So-and-so is the son of so-and-so," even though he was not his son but merely his freed slave. Thus, Allah invalidated this practice, invalidating adoption, and said, "Call them by their fathers' names; that is more just in the sight of Allah." He did not make them sons. And He said: [Al-Ahzab 33:4] [Al-Ahzab 33:4-5] The conclusion is that His saying "from your loins" means they are not the freed slaves whom they used to adopt. Yes.
The wife's grandfather, Honorable Shaykh, is he a mahram for the wife if he is from her mother's or her father's side?
Answer:
Yes, the grandfather is a mahram for his grandson's wife, whether he is a grandfather on the father's side or the mother's side. This is based on the saying of Allah the Exalted regarding the list of mahrams:
the wives of your sons who are from your [own] loins
وَحَلَائِلُ أَبْنَائِكُمُ الَّذِينَ مِنْ أَصْلَابِكُمْAllah has not made for a man two hearts in his interior
مَّا جَعَلَ اللَّهُ لِرَجُلٍ مِّن قَلْبَيْنِ فِي جَوْفِهِ(4) Allah has not made for a man two hearts in his interior. And He has not made your wives whom you declare unlawful your mothers. And he has not made your adopted sons your [true] sons. That is [merely] your saying by your mouths, but Allah says the truth, and He guides to the [right] way. (5) Call them by [the names of] their fathers; it is more just in the sight of Allah. But if you do not know their fathers - then they are [still] your brothers in religion and those entrusted to you. And there is no blame upon you for that in which you have erred but [only for] what your hearts intended. And ever is Allah Forgiving and Merciful.
وَمَا جَعَلَ أَزْوَاجَكُمُ اللَّائِي تُظَاهِرُونَ مِنْهُنَّ أُمَّهَاتِكُمْ وَمَا جَعَلَ أَدْعِيَاءَكُمْ أَبْنَاءَكُمْ ذَٰلِكُمْ قَوْلُكُم بِأَفْوَاهِكُمْ وَاللَّهُ يَقُولُ الْحَقَّ وَهُوَ يَهْدِي السَّبِيلَ ادْعُوهُمْ لِآبَائِهِمْ هُوَ أَقْسَطُ عِندَ اللَّهِ فَإِن لَّمْ تَعْلَمُوا آبَاءَهُمْ فَإِخْوَانُكُمْ فِي الدِّينِ وَمَوَالِيكُمْ
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، هل جد الزوج محرم؟ الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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