Title: assalam waailaikum, my brother got married recently, so i have few questions to ask 1.what are the 'hukook'(duties) of a me towards my sister in law 2.can the entire family along with my parents ,brothers and their wives have food together 3.is joint family system allowed in islam?if yes, plz tell me how to live in a joint family like mine with parentz, 3 brotherz and their wives hoping for reply at the earliest . jazakallah

Question: assalam waailaikum, my brother got married recently, so i have few questions to ask 1.what are the 'hukook'(duties) of a me towards my sister in law 2.can the entire family along with my parents ,brothers and their wives have food together 3.is joint family system allowed in islam?if yes, plz tell me how to live in a joint family like mine with parentz, 3 brotherz and their wives hoping for reply at the earliest . jazakallah

Answer ID: 13586Posted on: Sep 1, 2020

Bismillah hir-Rahman nir-Rahim !

(Fatwa: 1338/1051=H/1430)

They should not meet in privacy, should not be open and frank, rather they should live with haya and modesty.

(2) It is unlawful.  But the male members of a family (father, brothers etc) can eat together while the female members can eat together, or everyone should eat with his wife and children. In short, mixing of brothers in eating with the families of other brother is not permissible. Though father is a mahram for his daughter-in-laws, but mixing and frankness of father with daughter in law breeds many evils nowadays; therefore it should be avoided.

(3) It is lawful provided the Shariah limits are maintained which have been mentioned in under 1 and 2.