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﴿ فَاسْأَلُوا أَهْلَ الذِّكْرِ إِن كُنتُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَ ﴾

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The ruling on greeting the elderly wife of one's maternal uncle

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The questioner : This questioner asks: Is it permissible for me to greet the wife of my maternal uncle, considering I regard her as my mother, given that she is elderly?

The Shaykh : She is elderly. The wife of one's maternal uncle is not a mahram (a relative one may not marry) for a person. However, if she is elderly and one frequently visits their home, there is nothing wrong with greeting her, provided there is no seclusion with a non-mahram and no uncovering of the face.
Source ابن العثيمين - لقاء مفتوح في جدة — archive.org (38:57)

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