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Is it allowed to adress father-in-law or mother-in-law as father or mother?

· 8 Safar 1442 AH1 min readFatwa 45559English

Question

Is it allowed to adress father-in-law or mother-in-law as father or mother? If not, then how should it be according to Shari'ah?

Answer

In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful.

As-salāmu ‘alaykum wa-rahmatullāhi wa-barakātuh.

Shariah advises us to be kind and considerate to our in-laws.

One may refer and call his father-in-law and mother-in-law, father and mother out of respect and kindness.

And Allah Ta’āla Knows Best

Checked and Approved by,
Mufti Ebrahim Desai.

References (Arabic / Urdu sources)

فتوی: 906/ ج= 906/ ج

ساس اور سسر ماں، باپ کے درجے میں ہوتے ہیں، ان کے حقوق وہی ہیں جو ماں باپ کے ہیں اس لیے ان کے ادب و احترام میں انھیں ساس اور سسر کے بجائے امی اور ابو وغیرہ کہہ سکتے ہیں، جائز ہے۔

واللہ تعالیٰ اعلم

دارالافتاء،
دارالعلوم دیوبند

Checked & approved by
Mufti Ebrahim Desai
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