Is it permissible for a wife to appear before her husband’s brother’s son or her husband’s sister’s son, or to uncover her face before her husband’s brother’s son or her husband’s sister’s son?
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The questioner : Is it permissible for a wife to appear before her husband’s brother’s son or her husband’s sister’s son, or to uncover her face before her husband’s brother’s son or her husband’s sister’s son?
The Shaykh : It is not permissible for a woman to uncover her face except before her mahram (a relative one may not marry). It is well known that the husband’s brother is not among her mahram, unless there is a milk kinship between them, in which case that is a different matter. Likewise, her paternal uncle’s son and her maternal uncle’s son are not among her mahram, so it is not permissible for her to uncover her face in their presence, even if it is their custom. The obligatory thing is to abandon this custom, because the Shari'ah takes precedence over custom. Yes.
The questioner : May Allah reward you. The questioner, Kahlawi Sayyid, says.
The Shaykh : It is not permissible for a woman to uncover her face except before her mahram (a relative one may not marry). It is well known that the husband’s brother is not among her mahram, unless there is a milk kinship between them, in which case that is a different matter. Likewise, her paternal uncle’s son and her maternal uncle’s son are not among her mahram, so it is not permissible for her to uncover her face in their presence, even if it is their custom. The obligatory thing is to abandon this custom, because the Shari'ah takes precedence over custom. Yes.
The questioner : May Allah reward you. The questioner, Kahlawi Sayyid, says.