Ruling on a woman uncovering her face before her maternal or paternal cousin
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He also asks: Is it permissible for a girl to remove her hijab or sit with her maternal or paternal cousin, and does the situation remain the same if she gets married?
Answer: As for uncovering before her maternal or paternal cousin, whether before or after marriage, this is not permissible; because he is not a mahram (a relative one may not marry) for her. Therefore, it is not permissible for the girl to uncover her face or any part of her adornment before her maternal or paternal cousin, or her neighbors, or her husband's brother, or her sister's husband. All of this is not permissible; because he is not a mahram, and she is commanded to observe the hijab and cover herself. So she has no right to uncover her face or any part of her adornment before these people. Rather, she must observe a complete hijab from these people.
The face is the greatest of adornment, so she has no right to uncover her face except before her mahrams. As for her maternal or paternal cousin, her sister's husband, and her husband's brother, they are all strangers and are not mahrams for her, so she has no right to uncover before them. However, she may speak to them... she returns their greetings, she speaks to them in ordinary conversation, there is no blame on her for that, yes. But without seclusion, no one is to be alone with her. Yes.
Answer: As for uncovering before her maternal or paternal cousin, whether before or after marriage, this is not permissible; because he is not a mahram (a relative one may not marry) for her. Therefore, it is not permissible for the girl to uncover her face or any part of her adornment before her maternal or paternal cousin, or her neighbors, or her husband's brother, or her sister's husband. All of this is not permissible; because he is not a mahram, and she is commanded to observe the hijab and cover herself. So she has no right to uncover her face or any part of her adornment before these people. Rather, she must observe a complete hijab from these people.
The face is the greatest of adornment, so she has no right to uncover her face except before her mahrams. As for her maternal or paternal cousin, her sister's husband, and her husband's brother, they are all strangers and are not mahrams for her, so she has no right to uncover before them. However, she may speak to them... she returns their greetings, she speaks to them in ordinary conversation, there is no blame on her for that, yes. But without seclusion, no one is to be alone with her. Yes.
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binbaz.org.sa
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