Is it permissible for a man to sit with his paternal or maternal cousins?
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The questioner : Is it permissible for a man to sit with his paternal or maternal cousins?
The Shaykh : If there is no prohibition, there is nothing wrong with it, but he should not talk to them, and they should not talk to him, because this conversation may lead to fitnah (trial, discord or temptation). However, if he visits the house of his relatives and there is no seclusion, and his family is with him, and the people of the house are with their mahram (a relative one may not marry) guardians, and they sit in one gathering, there is no blame on him. As for talking to women who are not mahram to him, that undoubtedly necessitates fitnah. The further a person stays away from fitnah, the safer his religion and his honor are. Yes.
The questioner : May Allah reward you. The listener is N F from Jeddah.
The Shaykh : If there is no prohibition, there is nothing wrong with it, but he should not talk to them, and they should not talk to him, because this conversation may lead to fitnah (trial, discord or temptation). However, if he visits the house of his relatives and there is no seclusion, and his family is with him, and the people of the house are with their mahram (a relative one may not marry) guardians, and they sit in one gathering, there is no blame on him. As for talking to women who are not mahram to him, that undoubtedly necessitates fitnah. The further a person stays away from fitnah, the safer his religion and his honor are. Yes.
The questioner : May Allah reward you. The listener is N F from Jeddah.