What is the ruling on visiting a daughter or a cousin’s daughter, whether she is married or unmarried?
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The questioner : What is the ruling on visiting a cousin’s daughter or a maternal cousin’s daughter, whether she is married or unmarried?
The Shaykh : Praise be to Allah, Lord of the worlds, and may peace and blessings be upon our Prophet Muhammad, and upon his family and all his Companions. Visiting a cousin’s daughter, whether she is married or unmarried, if it involves seclusion with a non-mahram where no one else is present, is forbidden and not permissible, due to the saying of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him)Sahih Muslim 1341a, agreed upon by al-Bukhari and Muslim from the hadith of Ibn 'Abbas (may Allah be pleased with him and his father).
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : And if someone is with him and there is no fear of fitnah, and he visits her while she is wearing hijab and not displaying her adornment, then there is no blame on him.
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : Yes.
The Shaykh : Praise be to Allah, Lord of the worlds, and may peace and blessings be upon our Prophet Muhammad, and upon his family and all his Companions. Visiting a cousin’s daughter, whether she is married or unmarried, if it involves seclusion with a non-mahram where no one else is present, is forbidden and not permissible, due to the saying of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him)
No person should be alone with a woman
لا يخلون رجل بإمرأةThe questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : And if someone is with him and there is no fear of fitnah, and he visits her while she is wearing hijab and not displaying her adornment, then there is no blame on him.
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : Yes.