Women’s Corner
Mufti Abū Muḥammad ‘Ali Aṣghar ‘Attāri Madani
1. Shar’i ruling on veiling in front of stepfather-in-law
Q: What do the venerable scholars say in regard to this issue: Zayd’s mother has remarried. Will Zayd’s wife have to observe the veil in the presence of his stepfather? Please guide us in this matter.
A:
بِسْمِ اللّٰہِ الرَّحْمٰنِ الرَّحِیْمِ
اَلْجَوَابُ بِعَوْنِ الْمَلِکِ الْوَھَّابِ اَللّٰھُمَّ ھِدَایَۃَ الْحَقِّ وَالصَّوَابِ
It should be remembered that a wife’s father-in-law (her husband’s biological father) is a maḥram for her. This boundary is only established with a valid marriage and does not depend on the marriage being consummated.
The stepfather-in-law is not a maḥram for his step son’s wife, as he is not the biological father of her husband. No grounds are established for him to become her maḥram. As explained by the jurists of Islam, this issue is similar to the permissibility of marrying one’s stepmother-in-law, as she is not the wife’s biological mother.
Zayd’s wife is obliged to observe the veil in the presence of Zayd’s stepfather-in-law, as he is not her maḥram. In fact, the jurists place greater emphasis on a woman observing Islamic veil before a non-maḥram relative compared to an unrelated non-mahram.[1]
وَاللہُ اَعْلَمُ عَزَّوَجَلَّ وَ رَسُوْلُہٗ اَعْلَم صلَّی اللہ علیہ واٰلہٖ وسلَّم
2. Ruling on calling the husband by his name
Q: What do the venerable scholars say in regard to this issue: Is there any issue Islamically for a wife to call her husband by his name? Please guide us in this regard.
A:
بِسْمِ اللّٰہِ الرَّحْمٰنِ الرَّحِیْمِ
اَلْجَوَابُ بِعَوْنِ الْمَلِکِ الْوَھَّابِ اَللّٰھُمَّ ھِدَایَۃَ الْحَقِّ وَالصَّوَابِ
As per the statements of Islamic Jurists, It is disliked (makrūh) and considered unbefitting conduct for a wife to call her husband by his name. Whenever she addresses him, she should speak politely and maintain civility.[2]
وَاللہُ اَعْلَمُ عَزَّوَجَلَّ وَ رَسُوْلُہٗ اَعْلَم صلَّی اللہ علیہ واٰلہٖ وسلَّم
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