Do kinship ties include relatives through both the mother and the father?
2026-09-21
F82 · Selected fatwas
Shaykh Ibn Bāz
الشيخ عبد العزيز بن باز
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النص العربي
السؤال الأصلي
هل صلة الرحم تكون من طريق الأم ومن طريق الأب؟
الجواب
نعم، الأعمام، والعمات، والأخوال، والخالات، سواء من طريق الأم، أو من طريق الأب، كلهم رحم.
س: كذلك المرأة مثلًا إذا كانت مع زوجٍ، والزوج من غير الأقارب، فهل لها أن تصل رحمَها؟
ج: رحمها هي وأقاربها هي من جهة أمِّها وأبيها؟
س: نعم.
ج: فأقارب زوجها صاروا أجانب، ما هم برحمٍ لها.
س: مثلًا: أخوالها وأعمامها وهكذا، فالزوج مثلًا يرفض؟
ج: تصلهم من مالها لا من مال الزوج إلا بإذنه، من مالها هي.
س: أقصد زيارتهم؟
ج: أو زيارتهم إلا بإذنه كذلك.
س: بإذنه؟
ج: نعم.
س: طيب، لو رفض الزوج ما عليه حرج؟
ج: إذا كان يرى المصلحة فلا بأس، والأحسن أن يُعينها على الخير، لكن إذا كان يخشى من زيارتها شرًّا فلا بأس أن يمنعها.
English translation
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Original question
Do ties of kinship include relatives through both the mother and the father?
Answer
Yes: paternal uncles and aunts and maternal uncles and aunts, whether through the mother or father. All are kin.
Question: Likewise, if a woman is married to a husband who is not a relative, may she maintain her ties of kinship?
Answer: Her own kin and her own relatives through her mother and father?
Question: Yes.
Answer: Her husband's relatives are unrelated to her; they are not her blood relatives.
Question: For example, her maternal and paternal uncles and so on, but her husband refuses?
Answer: She supports them from her own wealth, not her husband's wealth unless he permits it—from her own wealth.
Question: I mean visiting them.
Answer: Visiting them likewise requires his permission.
Question: With his permission?
Answer: Yes.
Question: If the husband refuses, is there no blame on him?
Answer: If he considers it beneficial, there is no harm. It is better for him to help her in doing good, but if he fears harm from her visit, there is no harm in preventing it.
Source and editorial notes
Official Ibn Bāz website fatwa 21705
الموقع الرسمي للشيخ عبد العزيز بن باز
Official website of Shaykh ʿAbd al-ʿAzīz ibn Bāz
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