What is the ruling on uncovering the hijab and shaking hands with the maternal uncle of the stepfather's wife, and is he considered a mahram? And who are the mahrams for a girl from her stepmother's relatives?
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The maternal uncle of the father's wife (stepmother) is not a . Therefore, it is not permissible to shake hands with him or to uncover the head in front of him. However, it is permissible to greet him and to speak with him for a necessity, provided there is no fear of temptation (fitna). The relatives of the father's wife (stepmother) are not mahram to his daughter, except for her sons from him.
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