Woman Making Pardah From Her Son-In-Law During Iddah

· 7 Dhuʻl-Qiʻdah 1442 AH1 min readEnglish

Question

Must a woman make Pardah from her son-in-law during her Iddat and after?

Answer

The son-in-law will remain the Mahram of his mother-in-law, so there will be no Sharee-Pardah between them whether it is during the Iddah or after.

References (Arabic / Urdu sources)

حُرِّمَتۡ

عَلَيۡكُمۡ أُمَّهَٰتُكُمۡ وَبَنَاتُكُمۡ وَأَخَوَٰتُكُمۡ وَعَمَّٰتُكُمۡ

وَخَٰلَٰتُكُمۡ وَبَنَاتُ ٱلۡأَخِ وَبَنَاتُ ٱلۡأُخۡتِ وَأُمَّهَٰتُكُمُ ٱلَّٰتِيٓ

أَرۡضَعۡنَكُمۡ وَأَخَوَٰتُكُم مِّنَ ٱلرَّضَٰعَةِ وَأُمَّهَٰتُ نِسَآئِكُمۡ

وَرَبَٰٓئِبُكُمُ ٱلَّٰتِي فِي حُجُورِكُم مِّن نِّسَآئِكُمُ ٱلَّٰتِي دَخَلۡتُم

بِهِنَّ فَإِن لَّمۡ تَكُونُواْ دَخَلۡتُم بِهِنَّ فَلَا جُنَاحَ عَلَيۡكُمۡ

وَحَلَٰٓئِلُ أَبۡنَآئِكُمُ ٱلَّذِينَ مِنۡ أَصۡلَٰبِكُمۡ وَأَن تَجۡمَعُواْ

بَيۡنَ

ٱلۡأُخۡتَيۡنِ

إِلَّا مَا قَدۡ سَلَفَۗ إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ كَانَ غَفُورًا رَّحِيمًا (An Nisaa:23)

الِاتِّفَاقَ عَلَى

حُرْمَةِ أُمَّهَاتِ النِّسَاءِ مَدْخُولَاتٍ كُنَّ أَوْ غَيْرَ مَدْخُولَاتٍ

يَأْبَى هَذَا الْمَعْنَى، فَمِنْ هُنَا جُعِلَ مُتَعَلِّقًا بِرَبَائِبِكُمْ

فَقَطْ اهـ.)شرح هداية في فتح القدير (119/3

وَلَا

فَرْقَ فِي ثُبُوتِ الْحُرْمَةِ بِالْمَسِّ بَيْنَ كَوْنِهِ عَامِدًا أَوْ

نَاسِيًا أَوْ مُكْرَهًا أَوْ مُخْطِئًا، حَتَّى لَوْ أَيْقَظَ زَوْجَتَهُ

لِيُجَامِعَهَا فَوَصَلَتْ يَدُهُ إلَى بِنْتِهِ مِنْهَا فَقَرَصَهَا بِشَهْوَةٍ

وَهِيَ مِمَّنْ تُشْتَهَى يَظُنُّ أَنَّهَا ‌أُمُّهَا حَرُمَتْ عَلَيْهِ الْأُمُّ

حُرْمَةً مُؤَبَّدَةً…)شرح هداىة فيي فتح القدير(129/3

Approved by
Mufti Muhammed Saeed Motara Saheb D.B.
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