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Wa Alaikum al-salam Hussein

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Congratulations for your marriage, prophet sawa  “When a man has married, he has completed one half of his religion.”

Our behavior toward people is different based on social traditions and culture of that society, for example in IRAN putting our back to so others while sitting considered disrespectful or in IRAQ stretching your leg toward someone is disrespectful etc. even if these tradition be wrong we have to do them in order to prevent social misunderstandings. On the other hand you have brothers and sister and your actions might make them fall into sins (remember before your marriage) specially if they are in puberty ages and even if not doing such actions in front of them might advance and hasten their puberty. Also your brothers are non-mahram to your wife and there is no difference between them and a stranger in this rule and your relationship with your wife must be proper in front of non-mahram so the same way you don’t joke with your wife in street because of non-mahram, the same rule applies at home as well.

Our suggestion is to keep it in in a privet area like your own room, hotel room etc. and in front of others act normal.

However, this does not at all mean that you cannot sit beside her and express your care for her by doing so. But you may want to draw some lines on other things.

regards

Sheikh Mahdi Mosayyebi