The ruling on the sons of a man who married a woman and then divorced her before secluding with her or touching her
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A man married a woman and then divorced her before any seclusion or touching took place. What is the ruling regarding the sons?
The sons?The questioner: The man's sons from a second wife.
The Shaykh: The ruling is that this divorced wife is a mahram (a relative one may not marry) to them, because they are among her mahrams.Meaning: It is permissible to travel with her and to be in seclusion with her, and she may uncover her face before them, unless there is a cause that necessitates prohibition. This is because there may be fitnah (trial, discord or temptation) if one of the sons were to be in seclusion with her, for she is their father’s wife whom he did not consummate the marriage with. They may not have the feeling or jealousy that would prevent them from committing the forbidden act. Otherwise, the principle is that if a man contracts a marriage with a woman and divorces her before seclusion and consummation, she becomes forbidden to him, and she does not uncover her face to him. But as for his sons—Meaning: As for his sons, they are among her mahrams, and she may uncover her face to them, provided there is no fear of fitnah (trial, discord or temptation).
The sons?The questioner: The man's sons from a second wife.
The Shaykh: The ruling is that this divorced wife is a mahram (a relative one may not marry) to them, because they are among her mahrams.Meaning: It is permissible to travel with her and to be in seclusion with her, and she may uncover her face before them, unless there is a cause that necessitates prohibition. This is because there may be fitnah (trial, discord or temptation) if one of the sons were to be in seclusion with her, for she is their father’s wife whom he did not consummate the marriage with. They may not have the feeling or jealousy that would prevent them from committing the forbidden act. Otherwise, the principle is that if a man contracts a marriage with a woman and divorces her before seclusion and consummation, she becomes forbidden to him, and she does not uncover her face to him. But as for his sons—Meaning: As for his sons, they are among her mahrams, and she may uncover her face to them, provided there is no fear of fitnah (trial, discord or temptation).