Is my husband's father my mehram? Can one marry their in-law?
Question
Please answer the following: 1) Is the biological father to my husband (he was born illegitamately i.e the parents are not together and were never married) considered a mehram to me? 2) May a father marry his child's mother-in-law and vice versa?
Answer
1. Yes, he is a Mahram to you.
2. Yes.
and Allah Ta'ala Knows Best
Mufti Ebrahim Desai
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- Mufti Ebrahim Desai
Where scholars differ, it’s safer to take the more cautious view.
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