ANSWER:

She becomes his mahram right after the nikah is done (consummation is not a condition here)

QUESTION: Sheikh does the mother in law become mahram for the husband right after the marriage or does she become mahram only after the husband consumates the marriage with his wife?

Fiqh of Marriage, Mahram | November 8, 2025 9:16 am
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QUESTION: If someone is physically disabled and has other illnesses, how can they get married? In old age, one needs the support of a wife and children. Even if one spends their youth alone without marriage, how will they spend their old age?