I hugged my cousin, is it a sin?
Question:
I hugged my cousin (my aunt's daughter). But not with any wrong intention.
Is it a sin..?
- Mann
Sister Z's Answer:
Asalaamualaikum Brother Mann, (assuming you are male),
Islamically, you are not mahram to your female cousins - so they are required to observe hijaab infront of you.
So, no you are not allowed to hug them.
In my opinion, I would not dwell on this - as you say you had no wrong intention.
Do tawbah and in future, just take care to observe the limits set by Allah.
Sister Z, Editor
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Asalaamualaikum Brother Mann, (assuming you are male),
Islamically, you are not mahram to your female cousins - so they are required to observe hijaab infront of you.
So, no you are not allowed to hug them.
In my opinion, I would not dwell on this - as you say you had no wrong intention.
Do tawbah and in future, just take care to observe the limits set by Allah.
Asalaamualaikum
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Last year we went to family trip, i was alone in a pool with my female cousin she is 1year younger than me, I grabbed her body and touched her many times because u was teaching her how to swim. Is it haram
Undisputed, you did not say how old you are. If you are a child, it's not a big deal, though you should avoid it in the future. If you are a teenager or adult, then you should not be touching your female cousin in this way. Let a woman or male relative (father or brother) teach her to swim.
Wael
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