ابن الأخت

ابن الأخت

The Kuwaiti encyclopedia defines a sister's son by blood as the male blood child of a blood sister, in three kinds: the son of a full sister, of a paternal sister and of a maternal sister. By fostering, he is the male child a blood sister suckled. The jurists agree that he is a mahram kinsman among those with blood-ties through a female, so the rules of mahrams apply to him: marriage to him is forbidden, women may enter upon him, and they may look at him within the permitted limits; the rules on cutting the hand for theft are treated in the books according to the jurists' detail. The jurists also agree that he is among those with blood-ties through a female, with special rules in inheritance, maintenance, the right to lead the funeral prayer, guardianship and the bond of kinship. They differ on whether the maternal aunt comes before the father in custody of her sister's son. ^{1 2}