A woman says: I married a man and bore him two sons, then he passed away. Then I married another man who took care of my sons and raised them well until they reached the age of maturity and got married.
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The questioner : The listener, Kheiriyyah M.M. from Hail, says in this question: I married a man and bore him two sons, then he passed away. Then I married another man who took care of my sons and raised them well until they reached the age of maturity and got married. Is it permissible for my sons' wives to uncover their faces in front of the husband who raised them, or not?
The Shaykh : It is not permissible for the wives of the two sons to uncover their faces in front of their mother's husband, because this man is not their father. Yes, if he were their father, the sons' wives would uncover their faces in front of their husbands' fathers. Accordingly, it is not permissible for the wives of her two sons to uncover the hijab in front of this husband, because he is not a mahram for them.
The questioner : Very well.
The Shaykh : It is not permissible for the wives of the two sons to uncover their faces in front of their mother's husband, because this man is not their father. Yes, if he were their father, the sons' wives would uncover their faces in front of their husbands' fathers. Accordingly, it is not permissible for the wives of her two sons to uncover the hijab in front of this husband, because he is not a mahram for them.
The questioner : Very well.