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Title: Am I mahram or non-mahram to my foster son’s wife?

Question: I am a Muslim brother of 25. Am I mahram or non-mahram to my foster son’s wife? (Child that was breastfed by my wife while under the age of two). Am I mahram or non-mahram to my foster son’s children?

Answer ID: 66508Posted on: Sep 1, 2020

Bismillah hir-Rahman nir-Rahim !

(Fatwa: 1161/1233/L=11/1437)

As the wife of real son is mahram, in the same way the wife of foster son is also a mahram. It is not necessary to observe purdah from her. Its detail is available in the footnote of Sharh Wiqaya.

Allah (Subhana Wa Ta'ala) knows Best

Darul Ifta,

Darul Uloom Deoband, India

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Title: Am I mahram or non-mahram to my foster son’s wife?

Question: I am a Muslim brother of 25. Am I mahram or non-mahram to my foster son’s wife? (Child that was breastfed by my wife while under the age of two). Am I mahram or non-mahram to my foster son’s children?

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