Permissibility of sleeping in the same bed as ones ill parent or relative

Question

Bismillahir Rahmanir Raheem. AssalaamuAlaykum wa Rahmatullahi Wa Barakaatuh Mufti.
can we lie down next to our dad etc. (not sleeping) or hug mahrams , what if satar like above the knees , thighs , below navel etc. touches?

Mufti Elias · Answer

Hugging the parents is permissible. But not when either one of them is not dressed properly.