Is the daughter's husband considered a mahram to his father's wife?
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The questioner : The father's wife: is she a mahram to the man?
The Shaykh : The father's wife.
The questioner : The father of the wife.
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : The father's wife.
The questioner : Yes, that is right. I mean, the woman who is her father's wife is not her mother; her mother passed away, and her father married this woman. So, is the daughter's husband permitted to be alone with this woman, who is her father's wife?
The Shaykh: Yes.
The questioner : And is she considered a mahram to him? Is there any evidence, O Shaykh, for this, or does she hold the status of a stepmother?
The Shaykh : No, no, she is not a mahram. This is not a mahram.
The questioner : Okay, is there evidence?
Another questioner : From which aspect?
The questioner : She is a stranger; she is considered, with respect to him, merely the wife of his wife's father.
The Shaykh : He married his wife's daughter.
The student : His wife's daughter.
Another student: She is not his stepmother, nor is there anything else; she has no relationship with him whatsoever.
The Shaykh : Perhaps I did not understand the question.
The student : I am asking you, O Shaykh.
The Shaykh : Who is the questioner?
The student : It is my question.
The questioner : I got married.
The Shaykh : Yes.
The student : And this girl's father's wife: her mother passed away, and she was raised in her mother's house. Her mother divorced before her father married, and then after the divorce, her father married. Her father's wife is with her now. Her father has passed away, and her father's wife is still there. So, am I permitted to greet her father's wife, since she is my father's wife, and is she a mahram to me?
The Shaykh : Yes.
The student : Greet her.
The Shaykh : Do not greet her.
The student : I do not greet her.
The Shaykh : Of course, you mean by greeting here shaking hands.
The student : Yes, shaking hands.
The Shaykh: No.
The student : So, she is not a mahram?
The Shaykh: Yes.
The student : And being alone with her is not permitted either.
The Shaykh : A fortiori.
The student : May Allah reward you with good, O Shaykh.
The Shaykh : The father's wife.
The questioner : The father of the wife.
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : The father's wife.
The questioner : Yes, that is right. I mean, the woman who is her father's wife is not her mother; her mother passed away, and her father married this woman. So, is the daughter's husband permitted to be alone with this woman, who is her father's wife?
The Shaykh: Yes.
The questioner : And is she considered a mahram to him? Is there any evidence, O Shaykh, for this, or does she hold the status of a stepmother?
The Shaykh : No, no, she is not a mahram. This is not a mahram.
The questioner : Okay, is there evidence?
Another questioner : From which aspect?
The questioner : She is a stranger; she is considered, with respect to him, merely the wife of his wife's father.
The Shaykh : He married his wife's daughter.
The student : His wife's daughter.
Another student: She is not his stepmother, nor is there anything else; she has no relationship with him whatsoever.
The Shaykh : Perhaps I did not understand the question.
The student : I am asking you, O Shaykh.
The Shaykh : Who is the questioner?
The student : It is my question.
The questioner : I got married.
The Shaykh : Yes.
The student : And this girl's father's wife: her mother passed away, and she was raised in her mother's house. Her mother divorced before her father married, and then after the divorce, her father married. Her father's wife is with her now. Her father has passed away, and her father's wife is still there. So, am I permitted to greet her father's wife, since she is my father's wife, and is she a mahram to me?
The Shaykh : Yes.
The student : Greet her.
The Shaykh : Do not greet her.
The student : I do not greet her.
The Shaykh : Of course, you mean by greeting here shaking hands.
The student : Yes, shaking hands.
The Shaykh: No.
The student : So, she is not a mahram?
The Shaykh: Yes.
The student : And being alone with her is not permitted either.
The Shaykh : A fortiori.
The student : May Allah reward you with good, O Shaykh.
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