Step Relations and Related Matters

What role (responsibility) does a stepfather play in his wife’s children’s lives. Specially if conflict arises between the children and stepfather & wife (for some reason) keeps a distance from the husband.

29 Aug

A step father is the husband of the mother. He has no rights upon his wife’s children nor is obliged to do anything for them.

I got a question from a person which confused me so I thought to ask you. A girl whose mother has a step brother (from another father), he is that girl’s step uncle, is he her Mahram or not?

Step Relations and Related Matters

28 Jun

The mother and this “step brother” are not related it seems and they are not mahram to one another , let alone being a mahram to that girl! If he was a half brother, meaning that he shares a mother or a father with this woman, he is a mahram to her daughter. Otherwise, he […]

Asalaam Mualakum Sheikh, I currently have my step father’s last name and I will soon in shaa Allah change it to my real father’slast name. I was legally adopted as a child by my step father. I am now 20 years old, do I have to be un-adopted in the courts or is the name change sufficient?

Step Relations and Related Matters

12 Jun

Wa alaikum salam wa rahmatullaahi, The name change is sufficient.

What role (responsibility) does a stepfather play in his wife’s children’s lives. Specially if conflict arises between the children and stepfather & wife (for some reason) keeps a distance from the husband.

I got a question from a person which confused me so I thought to ask you. A girl whose mother has a step brother (from another father), he is that girl’s step uncle, is he her Mahram or not?

Asalaam Mualakum Sheikh, I currently have my step father’s last name and I will soon in shaa Allah change it to my real father’slast name. I was legally adopted as a child by my step father. I am now 20 years old, do I have to be un-adopted in the courts or is the name change sufficient?

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