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- The Prophetic Era
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Summary
A maternal aunt's son by blood is the male blood child of a blood sister of the mother. By fostering, he is one in whom the foster tie takes the place of the blood tie. The word child covers male and female; the word son covers only the male. 1
General ruling
The jurists agree that he is among those with blood-ties through a female who are not mahrams: the duty of kinship, permission to marry, the prohibition of being alone with them, and no duty of maintenance unless he is an heir apply to him. A foster maternal aunt's son shares most of these rules. They also agree that he is among those with blood-ties through a female, with special rules in inheritance, leading the funeral prayer and guardianship. 2
Where it is discussed
The rules are set out in the entry on kinship (arham) and in the chapters on marriage, maintenance, inheritance and funerals. 2
People and things also explored
Taj Mahal· Abawan (the two parents)· Justice among co-wives· Obstructing a marriage (adl): the guardian and the husband· Fleshy growth in the wife's womb and the right to annul (afal)· Ahl al-Nasab (the kin by descent, and who counts as kin in bequests and endowments)· Akdariyya (a named inheritance case)· Brother (full, paternal and maternal) in law
Sources
- al-Mawsu'a al-Fiqhiyya al-Kuwaitiyya, Noor-Book copy (file named v3) , p.1462
- al-Mawsu'a al-Fiqhiyya al-Kuwaitiyya, Noor-Book copy (file named v3) , p.1463
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islam.museum contributors. “Maternal aunt's son”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/concept/ibn-al-khala/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Last updated 2026-10-28.