Society & Family

I am an elderly woman and have no relatives to take care of me. My daughter died and her husband remarried. My daughter’s husband and his new wife are staying with me in the same house to take care of me and he treats me as if I were his own mother. Is he still a mahram to me after my daughter’s death?

A wife whose husband passed away was still in her `idda [waiting period] when her daughter came from Canada to take her to live with her there. The daughter was to depart four days before her mother's `idda was due to expire. Please take into account that the mother cannot travel alone and at the same time does not want to disobey the Shari'ah by traveling before her `idda expires. Moreover, she will be staying at her daughter's house for six months at least, not for recreational purposes.
What is the legal stance of this situation?

Assalamu aleikum wa rahmatullahi wa barakatuh,

Respected mufti,
If I wish to follow the Shafi’i ruling on identifying and determining my period, must I also follow rulings for other legal questions from the same school? On the other hand, can I continue to follow the Maliki school on all other legal questions i.e. rulings for non-menstrual spotting, ablution, bathing etc.? I normally do not mix between schools but with regard to this issue, I really feel a need to do so.
Jazakum Allahu khayran.
 

Salam, 

Please answer the following queries.
1) Is there any prohibition on a woman travelling alone without a mahram?
2) Is there any special condition on the time period that a woman (without a mahram) can stay over there or the distance that she travels?
3) Is travel for woman without a mahram allowed only on a need basis?

Thanks.

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