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Is it permissible to sleep on the shoulder of one's maternal uncle, knowing that he is in the position of a father and is 26 years older than the young woman?

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There is no objection to this action if it is free from suspicion and doubt and if there is no fear of temptation, because the maternal uncle is one of the woman's mahrams. Scholars have permitted such actions with mahrams under certain conditions.

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