Is the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) considered a mahram (a relative one may not marry) to every woman in the Ummah?
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The questioner : Yes. Another question: Is the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) considered a mahram (a relative one may not marry) to every woman in the Ummah?
The Shaykh : That is what appears to be the case. And conversely, his wives are the Mothers of the Believers; none of them is lawful for any of the Muslims, unlike other women.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : That is what appears to be the case.
The questioner : But there is no evidence for it.
The Shaykh : Textual evidence.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh: No.
The questioner : Fine, so it is practical.
The Shaykh : Practically, his entering upon some women, while we are not mahrams (relatives one may not marry) to them.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : And his sitting with them and his seclusion with them, and the like. This is what comes to my mind.
The Shaykh : That is what appears to be the case. And conversely, his wives are the Mothers of the Believers; none of them is lawful for any of the Muslims, unlike other women.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : That is what appears to be the case.
The questioner : But there is no evidence for it.
The Shaykh : Textual evidence.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh: No.
The questioner : Fine, so it is practical.
The Shaykh : Practically, his entering upon some women, while we are not mahrams (relatives one may not marry) to them.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : And his sitting with them and his seclusion with them, and the like. This is what comes to my mind.
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