A man married a woman and divorced her, and she did not bear him any children. Then he married another woman who bore him children. Is it permissible for the first woman to uncover herself in the presence of the second woman?
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The Shaykh : She says: A man married a woman and then divorced her, and she did not bear him any children. Then he married another woman who bore him children. Is it permissible for the first woman to uncover herself in the presence of the children of the second woman?
The answer is yes, because they are the children of her husband’s children.
And is it permissible for the daughters of the first woman to uncover themselves in the presence of the children of the second woman?
The answer: This is perhaps a second question, because the first one said, “She said he divorced her and she did not bear him anything.”
But perhaps the woman he divorced, who did not bear him anything, has children from a previous husband. So, are her daughters permitted to uncover themselves in the presence of the children of the second woman?
The student: No, no.
Another student: And it is permissible for the wife he divorced to marry him again.
The Shaykh : No, you do not mean the husband. This is a woman who has children from a previous husband, and a man married her. This man has a wife who has children, sons. Is it permissible for the sons of this wife to marry the sons of the previous wife, who are not their father’s sons?
The student: Yes.
The Shaykh : Permissible?
The student: Yes.
The Shaykh : Correct, it is permissible, yes.
The student: ...
The Shaykh : Yes
The questioner : It is not permissible for them to uncover themselves...
The Shaykh : Yes, and as for uncovering, why?
The questioner : They are not among her mahram (forbidden relatives).
The Shaykh : They are not mahram, they are not mahram. So we say, the answer: Is it permissible for the daughters of the first woman to uncover themselves in the presence of the children of the second woman?
We say: It is known that the wife did not bear children from the husband who is the father of the sons; rather, she has daughters from a previous husband. Therefore, it is not permissible for them to uncover themselves in the presence of the sons of this husband, and Allah knows best.
The questioner : ...
The Shaykh : No, no, no. If she bore children from this man, they would become brothers. Yes, they would become brothers with the same father. That is, if this wife bore daughters and the second wife bore sons, and they have the same father, they become brothers through their father.
The questioner : ...
The Shaykh : Yes, it is known they are brothers through their father.
The questioner : The first woman...
The Shaykh : Now, the first wife has daughters from this husband, and the second wife has sons from her husband. Do the daughters uncover themselves in the presence of the sons?
The student: Yes.
The Shaykh : Because they are?
The student: Brothers through their father.
The Shaykh : Brothers through their father.
Do we have a recitation session?
The student: No.
The Shaykh : A new lesson, listen.
The answer is yes, because they are the children of her husband’s children.
And is it permissible for the daughters of the first woman to uncover themselves in the presence of the children of the second woman?
The answer: This is perhaps a second question, because the first one said, “She said he divorced her and she did not bear him anything.”
But perhaps the woman he divorced, who did not bear him anything, has children from a previous husband. So, are her daughters permitted to uncover themselves in the presence of the children of the second woman?
The student: No, no.
Another student: And it is permissible for the wife he divorced to marry him again.
The Shaykh : No, you do not mean the husband. This is a woman who has children from a previous husband, and a man married her. This man has a wife who has children, sons. Is it permissible for the sons of this wife to marry the sons of the previous wife, who are not their father’s sons?
The student: Yes.
The Shaykh : Permissible?
The student: Yes.
The Shaykh : Correct, it is permissible, yes.
The student: ...
The Shaykh : Yes
The questioner : It is not permissible for them to uncover themselves...
The Shaykh : Yes, and as for uncovering, why?
The questioner : They are not among her mahram (forbidden relatives).
The Shaykh : They are not mahram, they are not mahram. So we say, the answer: Is it permissible for the daughters of the first woman to uncover themselves in the presence of the children of the second woman?
We say: It is known that the wife did not bear children from the husband who is the father of the sons; rather, she has daughters from a previous husband. Therefore, it is not permissible for them to uncover themselves in the presence of the sons of this husband, and Allah knows best.
The questioner : ...
The Shaykh : No, no, no. If she bore children from this man, they would become brothers. Yes, they would become brothers with the same father. That is, if this wife bore daughters and the second wife bore sons, and they have the same father, they become brothers through their father.
The questioner : ...
The Shaykh : Yes, it is known they are brothers through their father.
The questioner : The first woman...
The Shaykh : Now, the first wife has daughters from this husband, and the second wife has sons from her husband. Do the daughters uncover themselves in the presence of the sons?
The student: Yes.
The Shaykh : Because they are?
The student: Brothers through their father.
The Shaykh : Brothers through their father.
Do we have a recitation session?
The student: No.
The Shaykh : A new lesson, listen.