Is my uncle's wife considered a mahram or a non-mahram, and is it permissible for me to travel with her?
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The questioner : A listener from the land of Zahran, Ali Ahmad, asks in this question: Is my uncle's wife considered a mahram or a non-mahram, and is it permissible for me to travel with her?
The Shaykh : Your uncle's wife is not a mahram; rather, she is a non-mahram. I will give you a rule here: the wife of a relative is not a mahram. Every relative’s wife is not a mahram, except for the father, whether he is the father or a grandfather, and the son, whether he is the son or a grandson. The wife of your father, whether he is the father or a grandfather, is a mahram for you, by the saying of Allah the Exalted:[An-Nisa 4:22] And the wife of your son, whether he is the son or a grandson, is also a mahram for you, by the saying of Allah the Exalted in the list of those with whom marriage is forbidden: [An-Nisa 4:23] As for relatives other than the ancestors and descendants, their wives are not mahrams for their relatives, unless there is another reason, such as breastfeeding, and this is not related to in-laws. Yes.
The questioner : From the questions of the listener, also Ali Ahmad from the land of Zahran, he says: If I arrive for the Fajr prayer and the mu'adhdhin calls for the prayer...
The Shaykh : I think there is a clause in the first question, a clause that says: "And do I travel with her?"
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : And the answer to that is: Yes, you may travel with her if she has a mahram with her.
The questioner : Very well.
The Shaykh : However, if she does not have a mahram with her, it is not permissible for a woman who believes in Allah and the Last Day to travel without a mahram. Yes.
The Shaykh : Your uncle's wife is not a mahram; rather, she is a non-mahram. I will give you a rule here: the wife of a relative is not a mahram. Every relative’s wife is not a mahram, except for the father, whether he is the father or a grandfather, and the son, whether he is the son or a grandson. The wife of your father, whether he is the father or a grandfather, is a mahram for you, by the saying of Allah the Exalted:
And do not marry those [women] whom your fathers married, except what has already occurred
ولا تنكحوا ما نكح ءاباؤكم من النساء إلا ما قد سلفthe wives of your sons who are from your [own] loins
وحلائل أبنائكم الذين من أصلابكمThe questioner : From the questions of the listener, also Ali Ahmad from the land of Zahran, he says: If I arrive for the Fajr prayer and the mu'adhdhin calls for the prayer...
The Shaykh : I think there is a clause in the first question, a clause that says: "And do I travel with her?"
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : And the answer to that is: Yes, you may travel with her if she has a mahram with her.
The questioner : Very well.
The Shaykh : However, if she does not have a mahram with her, it is not permissible for a woman who believes in Allah and the Last Day to travel without a mahram. Yes.