Dream - Lately, the Indonesian film industry has been bustling with the film titled "Ipar Adalah Maut" (In-Law is Death). This film tells the story of a wife whose marriage is falling apart because her husband is having an affair with his own sibling. This family-themed film has gone viral and has been associated with real-life situations. Consequently, this has caused some people to feel worried, especially those who are already married.

Nah, in this matter, Islam with all its laws has regulated everything as best and as detailed as possible. Even regarding family relationships and who is mahram and non-mahram. The existence of these rules is certainly to avoid damage and bring many benefits for oneself and others. Here is an explanation regarding the position of in-laws and how to behave towards them as summarized by Dream through various sources.

In a hadith, it has been explained about the command of the Prophet Muhammad to be cautious towards in-laws. Here is his saying: "'Be cautious when entering to meet women.' Then, a man from the Anshar said, 'O Messenger of Allah, what is your opinion about in-laws?' He answered, 'In-laws are death.'" (HR. Bukhari and Muslim) In the above hadith, the word 'death' means the command to be very cautious when interacting between a wife and the male relatives of her husband. Because, the male relatives of a husband to his wife are not mahram.

Meanwhile, Imam Nawawi explained that 'ipar is death'. It means that the concerns from it are more than others. Where bad things can happen from it, and there are more temptations. Because 'ipar' can allow someone to reach a woman and be alone with her without anyone denying it. Ibnu Arabi stated that the word 'death' is often used by Arabs. For example, 'death-bringing lion', which means if someone meets a lion, it can make them die by being eaten by the lion.

The following is the translation of the given 'Bahasa' text to 'English' while preserving any html tags: "That is because a brother-in-law is not a mahram and can be married. The Prophet Muhammad said: 'Do not all of you enter (the room) of a woman.' They asked, 'O Messenger of Allah, what about a brother-in-law?' The Prophet Muhammad answered, 'A brother-in-law is death.' (HR. Ahmad)"

he translation of the given 'Bahasa' text to 'English' while preserving any html tags is as follows:

Wives or women are prohibited from adorning themselves, except to bring happiness to their husbands. Do not open the door when alone at home to all non-mahram male guests, especially male in-laws. If communication and interaction are necessary, then do so using a curtain or hijab as a barrier. Always lower your gaze and speak with a firm voice. Do not be gentle and coquettish.

Rasulullah (pbuh) said, "Verily, the world is sweet and green. And indeed, Allah has made you as His successors on it, to see how you will act. Therefore, be cautious of the world and be careful of women, for the beginning of the trials that befell the Children of Israel was through their women." (Narrated by Ahmad and Muslim) So, interactions with in-laws should be guarded as best as possible. Do not let anything bring about harm. As explained in the hadith, when two non-mahram individuals are alone, the third is Satan.

"It is not permissible for any of you to be alone with a woman who is not his mahram, for verily the third of them is Satan." (HR. Tirmidhi) So, if at any time, a wife has to bring her younger sister to live under the same roof with her husband, or vice versa, what should be done? It would be better if this situation is avoided. However, if necessary, it must be ensured to minimize any interaction or completely eliminate it within the house. With that, everything can be preserved properly according to Islamic law."