Does one have to make purdah from a mentally disabled brother in-law?
Question
I am married. My husbands brother lives with us he is mental. Do I have to have to make parda in front of him?
Answer
If he has a mental disability and he does know what is lust (husband and wife relationship), then you do not need to observe purdah from him.
And Allah Ta'ala (الله تعالى) knows best.
- Answered by
- Mufti Zakaria Makada
- Checked & approved by
- Mufti Ebrahim Salejee (Isipingo Beach)
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