Is it permissible to sit with one's brother's wife and talk to her?
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The questioner : Regarding, for example, when I go to my brother's house, his wife comes and sits; I am upstairs, but she sits and talks. She is my maternal aunt's daughter, actually. So I don't know if this is permissible or not?
The Shaykh : If, first, she is wearing the Shari'ah-prescribed clothing, where only the oval of the face and the two palms are visible, that is first. And second, she is modest, not smiling and not laughing, then it is permissible to sit with her in the presence of her husband, otherwise it is not.
The questioner : What happens is that sometimes she asks and talks, for example.
The Shaykh : I mean, there is no benefit in your talk; you asked and you were answered.
The questioner : Yes?
The Shaykh : There is no benefit in repeating your talk; you asked and you were answered.
The questioner : Okay; regarding the woman, she herself is going to sit—for example—it is not the same incident, another situation: a woman sits with mahrams and non-mahrams.
The Shaykh : What is the difference between this question and that question?
The questioner : The first is that the man does not look.
The Shaykh : Yes, and the second one looks?
The questioner : And the second is permissible, it is possible they look, of course.
The Shaykh : May Allah guide you. If the first one is not permissible except with these conditions, is the second one permissible?
The questioner : No, it is not permissible.
The Shaykh : So then?
The questioner : But under which category is it not permissible, I mean, revealing the face?
The Shaykh : But.
The questioner : Okay; what is the category under which...
The Shaykh : Yes?
The questioner : I mean, why is it not permissible?
The Shaykh: What is it?
The questioner : I mean, why is it not permissible to sit if it is permissible for her to reveal her face?
The Shaykh : My brother, I am telling you: it is not permissible unless she is wearing the Shari'ah-prescribed hijab and does not smile and does not laugh. So, are the conditions met in your second question?
The questioner: No.
The Shaykh : So, it is the same answer.
The questioner : Okay; may Allah reward you with good.
The Shaykh : And beware of that.
The Shaykh : If, first, she is wearing the Shari'ah-prescribed clothing, where only the oval of the face and the two palms are visible, that is first. And second, she is modest, not smiling and not laughing, then it is permissible to sit with her in the presence of her husband, otherwise it is not.
The questioner : What happens is that sometimes she asks and talks, for example.
The Shaykh : I mean, there is no benefit in your talk; you asked and you were answered.
The questioner : Yes?
The Shaykh : There is no benefit in repeating your talk; you asked and you were answered.
The questioner : Okay; regarding the woman, she herself is going to sit—for example—it is not the same incident, another situation: a woman sits with mahrams and non-mahrams.
The Shaykh : What is the difference between this question and that question?
The questioner : The first is that the man does not look.
The Shaykh : Yes, and the second one looks?
The questioner : And the second is permissible, it is possible they look, of course.
The Shaykh : May Allah guide you. If the first one is not permissible except with these conditions, is the second one permissible?
The questioner : No, it is not permissible.
The Shaykh : So then?
The questioner : But under which category is it not permissible, I mean, revealing the face?
The Shaykh : But.
The questioner : Okay; what is the category under which...
The Shaykh : Yes?
The questioner : I mean, why is it not permissible?
The Shaykh: What is it?
The questioner : I mean, why is it not permissible to sit if it is permissible for her to reveal her face?
The Shaykh : My brother, I am telling you: it is not permissible unless she is wearing the Shari'ah-prescribed hijab and does not smile and does not laugh. So, are the conditions met in your second question?
The questioner: No.
The Shaykh : So, it is the same answer.
The questioner : Okay; may Allah reward you with good.
The Shaykh : And beware of that.
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