The husband of my aunt is not a real uncle for me. What is the ruling for me with him?

Mahram
13 Dec

He is not your mahram and you are not allowed to be uncovered in his presence.

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My family is not muslim. Is it permissible to shake hands with my cousins’ sons? They are in their 20s up to late 50s in age.

Mahram
05 Nov

They are not your Mahram nor your cousins, even if they were Muslims. Therefore, you must not shake hands with them.

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I fully understand that I am not allowed to shake a strange woman’s hand when greeting her as I am not a mahram to them. For the avoidance of doubt, please could you confirm if I can shake hands (or touch) with the following women:- my non-maternal/paternal aunts (ie. my uncles wives), my female cousins.

Mahram
05 Nov

They are not your Mahram and they are strangers to you.

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There’s a brother who I had a argument with on what’s app, and he treats me badly and speaks to me In a rude way and always has this attitude with me and it’s making not want to attend the Salafi masjid anymore even though salafiyya has the haqq. What’s your advice?

Mahram
17 Sep

You should ignore him and only give him Salam when you meet him but don’t mix with him or interact with him!

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At present time what it the criteria of keeping female/male servants/maids. How should hijab be maintained? A widow who has a male servant coming during her iddah Period, is it initially wrong?

Mahram
15 Sep

He is a stranger to her which means that he can’t enter the house when she is alone and he can’t mix with her as he must not see her without a proper hijab. Having such a non Mahram entering her home is not permissible and she must get a female instead.

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Is my mom’s aunt my mahram?

Mahram
04 Sep

Yes.

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We know that the first gaze that falls on a non-mahram woman accidentally is forgiven. What if there are 2nd and 3rd ACCIDENTAL gazes? Will that also be forgiven?

Mahram
04 Sep

That wouldn’t be accidental!

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A man has married a divorcee who has a teenage daughter. The marriage has not yet involved sexual intercourse and due to illness this is not likely for many months. Is the man mahram to his wife’s daughter? I have been told he is non-mahram until consummation – but what is the Sharia definition of consummation? Does it necessitate intercourse?

Mahram
28 Aug

He is not a mahram for her till the marriage is consummated. Allah says: Forbidden to you are your mothers,your daughters, …… and the stepdaughters – who are your foster-children, born of your wives with whom you have consummated the marriage; but if you have not consummated the marriage with them, there will be no […]

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Is the son in law a mahram for his wife’s widowed and aged (72 yrs) mother? The daughter is living abroad. Can the mother go n live with her though she has 3 sons living in the same country but she cant get along with the daughters in law. Or is it not allowed as the son in law is a non mahram for her?

Mahram, Q&A / Fatwas
29 May

The son in law is a mahram

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If a women has been given one divorce then her father-in- law, is stil her mahram or not?

Mahram
17 Feb

Her father in law will always be her mahram forever.

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