What is your opinion regarding the uncle’s wife and the brother’s wife exposing themselves to non-mahram men, such as the husband’s brother and others?
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The questioner : May Allah reward you with good. In our region, may Allah bless you, in the south, you know, regarding the hijab, sometimes they do not mind. They consider the maternal aunt’s wife as an aunt and the paternal uncle’s wife as an aunt, and so on. But whether they intend it or not, there is no harm in her exposing herself to him, so she comes, even if you do not want her to.
The Shaykh : If?
The questioner : If you do not want her to, this matter means that... the important thing is that she must welcome you without, meaning,
The Shaykh : without shaking hands.
The questioner : Without shaking hands, and she may be over forty years old, but she enters upon you and welcomes you at the door and such, and she is
The Shaykh : and she is uncovered.
The questioner : Uncovered, yes, what is your opinion on this?
The Shaykh : Our opinion on this is that it is an error. It is an error for a woman to expose herself to a non-mahram. The uncle’s wife and the brother’s wife are not mahram, whereas the son’s wife or the father’s wife is a mahram. It is obligatory that customs be subject to the Shari'ah. It is obligatory that customs be subject to the Shari'ah.
The questioner : What does the one do who sees her exposed?
The Shaykh : The one who sees her exposed should lower his gaze. He should first advise her and say: This is not permissible. If she benefits from this advice, that is what is required. If she does not benefit, he should lower his gaze. But if she is not a relative, he should not visit her at all. He should not visit her at all.
The Shaykh : If?
The questioner : If you do not want her to, this matter means that... the important thing is that she must welcome you without, meaning,
The Shaykh : without shaking hands.
The questioner : Without shaking hands, and she may be over forty years old, but she enters upon you and welcomes you at the door and such, and she is
The Shaykh : and she is uncovered.
The questioner : Uncovered, yes, what is your opinion on this?
The Shaykh : Our opinion on this is that it is an error. It is an error for a woman to expose herself to a non-mahram. The uncle’s wife and the brother’s wife are not mahram, whereas the son’s wife or the father’s wife is a mahram. It is obligatory that customs be subject to the Shari'ah. It is obligatory that customs be subject to the Shari'ah.
The questioner : What does the one do who sees her exposed?
The Shaykh : The one who sees her exposed should lower his gaze. He should first advise her and say: This is not permissible. If she benefits from this advice, that is what is required. If she does not benefit, he should lower his gaze. But if she is not a relative, he should not visit her at all. He should not visit her at all.