A child describes women to foreign men: Is it permissible for them to appear before him, and what should we do if they are his mahrams?
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The questioner : Peace be upon you and Allah's mercy.
The Shaykh : And upon you be peace and the mercy of Allah.
The questioner : O esteemed Shaykh, if there is a child who is seven years old describing his maternal aunt to his uncles.
The Shaykh : How?
The questioner : A child who is seven years old.
The Shaykh : Describing?
The questioner : Describing his maternal aunt, his mother's sister, to his sisters' husbands.
The Shaykh : Meaning, he describes the attributes of this woman to foreign men?
The questioner : Yes, to foreign men. So what is the ruling on appearing before this child?
The Shaykh : She should not appear before the woman; she must cover herself from him, based on the saying of Allah the Exalted:[An-Nur 24:31]. This is clear; as long as he now knows the beautiful attributes from the unattractive ones, one must be cautious regarding him.
The questioner : Even though she is his maternal aunt, O Shaykh?
The Shaykh : Even if she is his maternal aunt, meaning you intend that she does not cover herself from him. Yes, but he must be forbidden from doing this. As long as she is his maternal aunt, she cannot conceal herself from him, but he must be forbidden from doing this. It is not appropriate, and they should threaten him with what they can do to him.
The questioner : Some children are generally characterized by mischief, O Shaykh?
The Shaykh : But Allah guides peoples who are mischievous.
The Shaykh : And upon you be peace and the mercy of Allah.
The questioner : O esteemed Shaykh, if there is a child who is seven years old describing his maternal aunt to his uncles.
The Shaykh : How?
The questioner : A child who is seven years old.
The Shaykh : Describing?
The questioner : Describing his maternal aunt, his mother's sister, to his sisters' husbands.
The Shaykh : Meaning, he describes the attributes of this woman to foreign men?
The questioner : Yes, to foreign men. So what is the ruling on appearing before this child?
The Shaykh : She should not appear before the woman; she must cover herself from him, based on the saying of Allah the Exalted:
or children who are not yet aware of the private aspects of women
أَوِ الطِّفْلِ الَّذِينَ لَمْ يَظْهَرُوا عَلَى عَوْرَاتِ النِّسَاءِThe questioner : Even though she is his maternal aunt, O Shaykh?
The Shaykh : Even if she is his maternal aunt, meaning you intend that she does not cover herself from him. Yes, but he must be forbidden from doing this. As long as she is his maternal aunt, she cannot conceal herself from him, but he must be forbidden from doing this. It is not appropriate, and they should threaten him with what they can do to him.
The questioner : Some children are generally characterized by mischief, O Shaykh?
The Shaykh : But Allah guides peoples who are mischievous.