Is my sister`s son the mahram of my wife?
Question
My wife to join umra this may but i cannot go. My sister son will join my sister in makkah. Can he be my wife meheraam he is coming with his family.
Answer
In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful.
As-salāmu ‘alaykum wa-rahmatullāhi wa-barakātuh.
Your sister`s son is not a mahram for your wife. Thus, it is not permissible for your wife to travel with your sister`s son for Umrah[1].
And Allah Ta’āla Knows Best
Hanif Yusuf Patel
Student Darul Iftaa
UK
Checked and Approved by,
Mufti Ebrahim Desai.
www.daruliftaa.net
References (Arabic / Urdu sources)
[1] [Fatawa Mahmudiyyah, 10: 335, Dar al-Iftaa Jamiah Faruqiyyah, Karachi]
إنها لاتخرج إلا بزوج أو محرم ... ثم صفة المحرم: أن يكون ممن لا يجوز نكاحها على التأبيد، إما بالقرابة أو الرضاع أو الصهرية، الخ
[Bada`i as-Sana`I, 3: 56, Dar al-Kutub al-Ilmiyyah, Beirut; al-Fatawa at-tatarkhaniyyah, 2: 435, Idarah al-Qur`an, Karachi; Radd al-Muhtar ala ad-durr al-mukhtar, 2: 464, H. M. Saeed Company]
- Answered by
- Hanif Yusuf Patel
- Checked & approved by
- Mufti Ebrahim Desai
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