Also, she asks: Is it permissible for my mother to uncover her face in the presence of my husband?
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The questioner : Also, the sister from Riyadh in the al-Salihiyyah district asks: Is it permissible for my mother to uncover her face in the presence of my husband?
The Shaykh : Yes, it is permissible for her to uncover her face in the presence of your husband, because when a man marries a woman, her mother and her grandmother, whether from her father’s side or her mother’s side, become a mahram (a relative one may not marry) to him. It is permissible for her to uncover her face for him, for him to be alone with her, and for him to travel with her, because she is one of his mahrams.
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : Yes, it is permissible for her to uncover her face in the presence of your husband, because when a man marries a woman, her mother and her grandmother, whether from her father’s side or her mother’s side, become a mahram (a relative one may not marry) to him. It is permissible for her to uncover her face for him, for him to be alone with her, and for him to travel with her, because she is one of his mahrams.
The questioner : Yes.