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Islamic Rulings -
Living Shariah Verdicts Some women wear hijaab in front of their
daughters' husbands, and they refuse to greet them
with salaam or shake hands. Is it permissible for them
to do that or not? The husband of a woman's daughter is one of the
mahrams through marriage, so it is permissible for him
to see of her what he is permitted to see of his
mother, sister, daughter and all other mahrams. For a
woman to cover her face, hair, forearms etc. in front
of her daughter's husband is a kind of extremism in
hijaab. Refusing to shake hands with him when meeting
is also a kind of extremism. That may lead to problems
or a breakdown in relations. She should avoid being
extreme in this manner unless she has some reason to
doubt him or she feels that the way he looks at her is
not proper, in which case she is doing the right
thing. His Relative Is In Jail And He Sits With His Wife And Children In Order To Look After Them I have a distant relative who is in jail, and
I am taking care of his family's needs such as
teaching his children, buying what they need for the
house and advising my relative's family. I sit with
them without a mahram, but I show them all respect in
a spirit of Islamic brotherhood. She (the wife) covers
her head and shows her face and hands. What has made
me do that is the fact that her mahrams do not care
about her or her situation. I want to know my position
according to sharee'ah. Is what I am doing halaal or
haraam? Please note that what I am doing is for the
sake of Allaah and because I am aware of my duty
towards my absent relative. What you are doing for the family of your absent
relative is good and is to be appreciated, because
taking care of the weak by meeting their needs is a
righteous deed. But it is not permissible for you to
be alone with the wife, because she is a stranger
(non-mahram) to you, and it is not permissible for her
to uncover her face in front of you, because you are
not one of her mahrams.
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