Is a stepdaughter considered a mahram (non-marriageable relative) to her stepfather after he marries her mother, allowing him to look at her and shake hands with her?
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Ruling on the stepdaughter after marriage and before consummation:
Sayyid Sistani: She is not considered a mahram to her stepfather, according to the more cautious opinion.
Sayyid Khamenei: She is not considered a mahram to her stepfather (fatwa).
Ruling on the stepdaughter after consummation:
Sayyid Sistani and Sayyid Khamenei:
She becomes a mahram to him.
Source:
Sayyid Sistani: Minhaj al-Salihin, Part Three, Issue 13, 158.
Sayyid Khamenei: Special Inquiry + Contact with the legal office in Lebanon.