Is the maternal uncle (mother's brother) from the mother considered a mahram to the woman?
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Your maternal uncle's brother from his mother's side is not a forbidden () relative to you by lineage, unless there exists a fosterage (radha'a) relationship that makes him forbidden. He is not your mother's brother from her father or mother.
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