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Hamw (husband's relatives; in-law rules)

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Hamw lexically is the father of a husband or his brother, or any relative of the husband's side; hama is the husband's mother, and the term runs both ways like in-law. 1 A mahram in-law, such as the husband's father or son, may look at the woman and be alone with her, on the Quranic permission and the ban on a man spending the night with a married woman unless he is a husband or a mahram. 1 2 A non-mahram in-law, such as the husband's brother, has the status of a stranger in looking, being alone, residing and hearing the voice; if looking is forbidden, touching is forbidden too. 2 The saying 'the in-law is death' is read as applying to non-mahram in-laws and as a strong warning. 2 The entry refers to the headwords stranger, mahram, hamala and kafala. 2

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The Early Abbasid Caliphate
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Hamw lexically is the father of a husband or his brother, or any relative of the husband's side; hama is the husband's mother, and the term runs both ways like in-law. 1 A mahram in-law, such as the husband's father or son, may look at the woman and be alone with her, on the Quranic permission and the ban on a man spending the night with a married woman unless he is a husband or a mahram. 1 2 A non-mahram in-law, such as the husband's brother, has the status of a stranger in looking, being alone, residing and hearing the voice; if looking is forbidden, touching is forbidden too. 2 The saying 'the in-law is death' is read as applying to non-mahram in-laws and as a strong warning. 2 The entry refers to the headwords stranger, mahram, hamala and kafala. 2

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Sources

  1. al-Mawsu'a al-Fiqhiyya al-Kuwaitiyya, Noor-Book copy (file named v3) , p.7329
  2. al-Mawsu'a al-Fiqhiyya al-Kuwaitiyya, Noor-Book copy (file named v3) , p.7330
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