Is it permissible for a widow to visit those whom her husband had prevented her from visiting because of their bad conduct?
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Question:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. He says: My father prevented my mother from visiting the neighbors' house because he heard that they were of bad character. Then my father passed away, and the woman of the house insisted on visiting my mother. The question is: Is it permissible for my mother to visit this woman after her father's death?
Answer:
If they are people of bad character, she would not visit them even if her husband had not prevented her, because they are people of bad character. But if they are righteous, she visits them; there is no problem, because the excuse for which the husband prevented her has gone away, namely their righteousness and their repentance. The discussion is about their state: are they people of bad character or people of righteousness? Yes.
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. He says: My father prevented my mother from visiting the neighbors' house because he heard that they were of bad character. Then my father passed away, and the woman of the house insisted on visiting my mother. The question is: Is it permissible for my mother to visit this woman after her father's death?
Answer:
If they are people of bad character, she would not visit them even if her husband had not prevented her, because they are people of bad character. But if they are righteous, she visits them; there is no problem, because the excuse for which the husband prevented her has gone away, namely their righteousness and their repentance. The discussion is about their state: are they people of bad character or people of righteousness? Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [3436/864] هل يجوز للأرملة زيارة من منعها زوجها من زيارتهم بسبب سوء حالهم؟ - الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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