male in-law (الْحَمْوُ)

male in-law (الْحَمْوُ)


الفقه أصول الفقه

التعريف :


A husband’s relative who is not a maḥram for his wife.

المعنى الاصطلاحي :


A husband's male relative, such as his father, paternal uncle, or his brother.

التعريف اللغوي المختصر :


"Hamw": the woman's father-in-law, brother-in-law, and any other male relative of her husband.