Is temporary prohibition a cause of permanent prohibition?
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Question:
Is the husband of a sister considered a mahram to the other sister temporarily, such that it is permissible for him to be alone with her? And what about the maternal aunt of the daughter?
Answer:
No, the husband of a sister is not a mahram (a relative one may not marry) to her, the husband of a sister, and the like. Likewise, the paternal aunt is not a mahram to the daughter, and so on. The maternal aunt is also not a mahram. This is only a temporary prohibition, so the husband of her sister does not become a mahram, nor does the husband of her paternal aunt, nor the husband of her maternal aunt, nor the paternal aunt herself, the paternal aunt of the wife, the sister of the wife, or the maternal aunt of the wife are mahrams to the husband; because they are prohibited to him. If he divorces their sister, or their brother's daughter, or their sister's daughter, then it is permissible for him to marry after the waiting period.
So the conclusion: Some women are lax with the husband of their sister, and some men are lax with the brother of their wife, and with the paternal uncle of their wife. This is an error and is not permissible. It is not permissible for a woman to be lax with the brother of her husband; he is not a mahram to her. Nor is his paternal uncle a mahram to him, nor his maternal uncle.
The mahram is her father, her father, and her parents are the mahrams. As for the brother of the husband, the paternal uncle of the husband, the cousin of the husband, and the maternal uncle of the husband, they are not mahrams. The husband of the sister, the husband of the paternal aunt, and the husband of the maternal aunt are not mahrams. The mahram is the husband of her daughter, and the husband of her mother; this is the mahram. As for the husband of her sister, or the husband of her paternal aunt, or the husband of her maternal aunt, they are not mahrams. Hijab (the covering prescribed for women) is obligatory, as is caution and avoiding seclusion.
Is the husband of a sister considered a mahram to the other sister temporarily, such that it is permissible for him to be alone with her? And what about the maternal aunt of the daughter?
Answer:
No, the husband of a sister is not a mahram (a relative one may not marry) to her, the husband of a sister, and the like. Likewise, the paternal aunt is not a mahram to the daughter, and so on. The maternal aunt is also not a mahram. This is only a temporary prohibition, so the husband of her sister does not become a mahram, nor does the husband of her paternal aunt, nor the husband of her maternal aunt, nor the paternal aunt herself, the paternal aunt of the wife, the sister of the wife, or the maternal aunt of the wife are mahrams to the husband; because they are prohibited to him. If he divorces their sister, or their brother's daughter, or their sister's daughter, then it is permissible for him to marry after the waiting period.
So the conclusion: Some women are lax with the husband of their sister, and some men are lax with the brother of their wife, and with the paternal uncle of their wife. This is an error and is not permissible. It is not permissible for a woman to be lax with the brother of her husband; he is not a mahram to her. Nor is his paternal uncle a mahram to him, nor his maternal uncle.
The mahram is her father, her father, and her parents are the mahrams. As for the brother of the husband, the paternal uncle of the husband, the cousin of the husband, and the maternal uncle of the husband, they are not mahrams. The husband of the sister, the husband of the paternal aunt, and the husband of the maternal aunt are not mahrams. The mahram is the husband of her daughter, and the husband of her mother; this is the mahram. As for the husband of her sister, or the husband of her paternal aunt, or the husband of her maternal aunt, they are not mahrams. Hijab (the covering prescribed for women) is obligatory, as is caution and avoiding seclusion.
Source
binbaz.org.sa
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