QUESTION: If the family of my uncle (brother of my father) comes (including his wife-my aunt, his little daughters), can I sit with them in gathering or I just do SALAM and leave them. My aunt is in probably 30s. So I am asking with regard to her as she is a non-mehram for me

Halal/Haram Matters, Mahram
21 Jul

ANSWER: This is not permissible as Islam promotes and mandates segregation between non mahrams

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QUESTION: I’m a Muslim woman living in Germany with my family. One Muslim male classmate is alone for Eid. I want to give him a small plate of Eid food in class out of kindness, with no personal intention. Is this permissible?

Halal/Haram Matters, Mahram
04 Jun

ANSWER: This is totally prohibited as it is one of the steps of satan.  This man would think that you are making a pass on him with such a gift.

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QUESTION: If I take my family like mother, sister, daughter or wife to makkah, can they do tawaf or umrah alone or is it compulsory for them to do it with the mahram.

Hajj and Umrah, Halal/Haram Matters, Mahram
25 Apr

ANSWER: No problem in doing it alone. What is not permissible for them is to travel to Makkah without a male mahram.

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QUESTION: A married couple living together with their children from previous marriage since their childhood. It’s been 20 years and the children from both sides have become adults and still they’re living together with the family. Are the children sinful as they’re not mahram?

Mahram
22 Feb

ANSWER: They’re definitely not mahram to each other and must not hang out in the same room, must not chitchat nor socialize and the girls must wear complete hijab in front of their step siblings.

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QUESTION: If a man and a woman get married, will the children of the man from other marriage and children of the woman from her previous marriage become mahram?

Mahram
01 Feb

ANSWER: No, they are total strangers.

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QUESTION: I have aunts (uncles wife) who occasionally hug me or shake my hands. I know this is Haram, but they have literally cleaned my diapers, and we don’t see each other in a sexual way (even if my uncle dies or not we could never). So please tell me the ruling on this. Would the iron needle Hadith still be present on this.

Halal/Haram Matters, Mahram
26 Jan

ANSWER: Yes, the hadith still applies here

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QUESTION: Is it mandatory for women to wear dupatta which is long pice of cloth over thir chest area in front of mahrums ( the women is wearing kameez already), it’s common in my country and some scholars and student tof knowledge say its necessary

Mahram, Women clothing
11 Jan

ANSWER: No, this is not mandatory as long as she wears a kameez that covers her awrah.

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QUESTION: My question Is about non mahrams. I know that female cousins are non mahrams but in my family both father side and mother side cousins hang out both males and female cousins to like restaurants and malls etc but they do offer hijab so my question is that can I also go with them as long as they maintain their hijab? And also how can I convince my male cousins to stop their interaction with them

Halal/Haram Matters, Mahram
02 Dec

ANSWER: It’s not permissible for you to hang out with them as this is free mixing and haram! Islam promotes and mandates segregation between non mahrams!

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QUESTION: If a woman generally touches a man on his head or shoulder who is smaller than her and is her cousin and is the age of her children when it’s a part of culture.Is the hadith still be applied that it’s better for a person to nail himself rather than touching a non mehram.Elaborate please.

Halal/Haram Matters, Mahram
28 Nov

ANSWER: Yes, the hadith applies to her!

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QUESTION: Sheikh is my maternal aunt’s husband mahram to me??? 

Mahram
31 Oct

ANSWER: No!

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