Family, Women & Children · Subtopic
Purdah & Mahrams
311 fatawa from 6 South African Darul Iftas on Purdah & Mahrams, part of Family, Women & Children. Newest first; every fatwa links to the page where its Darul Ifta published it.
Subtopics are grouped from each Darul Ifta’s own categories and the fatwa titles, so the count is approximate.
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Purdah & Mahrams fatawa — page 5 of 8
- Ask Imaam27 Jan 2017
Will breast-feeding a child before 2 years make a child mahram?
Would feeding the baby 5 tablespoons of breastmilk on five different occasions for the purpose of making him a mahram be enough. The breastmilk is…
Ridwaan Ibn Khalid Esmail [Kasak] - Mufti Online27 Dec 2016
Non-mahram approaching a group of ladies
If a female is among a group of other females and a non mahram male approaches the group of females to speak to the other females she is in the…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online24 Dec 2016
Wearing niqaab with decorations
1) Are women allowed to wear niqaab with long flaps and also have decorations on it? 2) Is it permissible to get a piercings on the top part of your…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online17 Dec 2016
Living in a country that bans Hijaab
1. Can a Muslim live in a country that bans Hijaab in public (Like France). 2. According to Sheikh Awlaki, a Muslim cannot live in a non-Muslim…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online12 Dec 2016
The status of purda and niqaab
I would like to know is niqaab something that is really mandatory for Muslim women to wear. As an example doing three rakaats at fajr instead of two…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online11 Dec 2016
From what age should a boy begin making purda from females?
At what age should I teach my son to observe purdah from na-mahram females? He is 11 and we live in joint family system.
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online11 Dec 2016
Woman sharing a room with her brother's step-son
I plan on travelling overseas with my brother. The only issue is the accommodation wherein he has requested that I share the room with his step-son.…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online10 Dec 2016
A woman travelling with other women
1) Can a lady teacher along with her 11 year daughter can travel in a girls only school bus with many other girls with out Mahram as husband has no…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online10 Dec 2016
Wearing purda part time
I like to know the ruling on a woman wearing niqab on a part time basis. Say for instance when she knows she will be around non mahram men in a work…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online8 Dec 2016
Girl going to her father who is a gynaecologist
Can a daughter go to her father to deliver her baby if the father is a gynecologist?
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online4 Dec 2016
Making purda from the husband's brothers and cousins
What shall we do about purda, especially after marriage. Because in India, generally many families don't allow to do pardah from husband's cousin…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online30 Nov 2016
Shaking hands with non-mahram women
We are living in Canada. Me and my son are worried about one situation. My son goes for job interviews and if there is a lady over there and she…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online27 Nov 2016
Women covering their faces in front of strange men
Is it permissible for a girl to keep her face, hands and feet bare in front of ghair mahrams?
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online22 Nov 2016
Observing purdah with non-mahrams within the home
Can my wife live with me in a home where my brothers and sisters also live? What is the Islamic view on this matter?
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online17 Nov 2016
Travelling without a mahram
Can I travel without a mahram to a different country for my brother's wedding? My husband can't go and he won't let me go without a mahram. If he…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online9 Nov 2016
Going to a beauty parlour
Is it permissible for a Muslim woman to leave her home in order to go to a beauty parlour or salon to style her hair or wax the hair on her body?…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online6 Nov 2016
Akhyaafee (consanguine) siblings
If my mother had children out of wedlock, are these children considered to be my siblings according to Islam? Am I responsible for them as the older…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online30 Oct 2016
Does a girl have to make purda from her cousins?
I am a 21 year old Muslim woman. I started observing hijab recently but I am confused with regards to mahram. I have two 13 and 10 year old cousins…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online24 Oct 2016
Covering the face
I am a staff of a Muslim company. I like to cover my face. In future also I will work in the same place. Am I able to cover my face while going to…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online5 Sep 2016
Talking to non-mahrams
I want to know is it permissible to talk to non-mahrams? Like if someone is studying in a co-education and having boy fellows and male teachers so…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online24 Aug 2016
Woman opening her hair in front of her non-Muslims family members
If I am correct, it is not permissible for a woman to show/open her hair in front of non Muslim women. So if her mum and sisters are not Muslim,…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online7 Aug 2016
Wearing the niqaab
Some person was telling me that in a certain country if a woman does not do niqab then she will end up marrying a christian because the muslim men…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online27 Jul 2016
Observing purda form one aunt's husband
I am a young women, ready to get married. I studied kitaabs for four years . My predicament is as follows: I have an aunty (mothers sister) who…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online17 May 2016
Speaking to non-mahrams
1. Is a widow whose husband has passed away allowed to speak to a non-mahram who has come for taziyat, if there is no fear of Fitnah? 2. Is there…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Jamiat KZN16 May 2016
Are step grandchildren Mahrams?
Salaams I wanted some clarity on the validity of a mahram. My father remarried a woman after the death of my mother. He has since passed away. Can…
Mufti Ebrahim Desai - Mufti Online30 Apr 2016
Is it compulsory for women to wear the niqaab?
Is it compulsory for a woman to wear a niqaab or is it optional?
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online21 Apr 2016
Women going to halls
I have been invited to a “Walima” of a close family relative. The event will be in a hall with a screen to separate men and women. The bride will be…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online20 Apr 2016
Are the children of the husband and wife from different marriages mahram?
Is my husband's son from a previous marriage a mahram to my daughter who is from a previous marriage?
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online19 Apr 2016
Male nephew living with his maternal uncle's family
My question is can a male nephew live with his maternal uncle's family. My uncle has three daughters who are in primary school. Can you please let…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online13 Apr 2016
Half niqaabs
Nowadays it has become a fashion to wear the "half niqaabs" where the whole forehead is left open. Is it permissible for a woman that wears this…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online4 Apr 2016
Is it compulsory for women to wear niqaab?
Do women need to wear a niqaab as well as hijaab?
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online2 Apr 2016
Women covering their hair when retiring to bed
Can a woman sleep with her hair untied at night?
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Jamiat KZN30 Mar 2016
Foster Nephew as Mahram
As Salaamu alaikum w w A lady in my community wishes to leave for Umrah with her foster-sister’s son. Both sisters were breastfed by one woman. Is…
Mufti Ismaeel Bassa - Mufti Online10 Mar 2016
Family criticizing one for wearing hijaab
I'm a 19 year old from Pakistan. Two years ago I started to wear the hijab and the burqa. My mother passed away when I was 9 and so I look up to my…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online9 Mar 2016
Families travelling together
1. I am married, I have a sister in-law and brother in-law, they are also married. We all stay in Saudi as neighbours, so is it permissible that we…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online5 Mar 2016
Women leaving the home
1. Can a girl go out with her husband to tourist places provided she is covered in burqa head to toe? 2. Similarly can a married couple go for…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Jamiat KZN4 Mar 2016
Are Uterine siblings Mahrams to each other?
I Have a son and a daughter. My son was born from my first marriage and my daughter was born from my second marriage. They are now Baaligh. Is my…
Mufti Ismaeel Bassa - Mufti Online2 Mar 2016
Family re-unions
Would it be permissible to attend a family re-union? All the family is not into strict pardah but the few that are, will be together. Will it be…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online23 Feb 2016
Travelling without a mahram
Can a wife travel, say from South Africa to India , with two minor kids, without any mahram?
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online15 Feb 2016
Breastfeeding
We would like your advice on the following: My wife had a very difficult birth and after that she had to have a ceaser and a hysterectomy, so we…
Mufti Zakaria Makada
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