Marriage · Subtopic
Mahr
599 fatawa from 8 South African Darul Iftas on Mahr, part of Marriage. 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.
By Darul Ifta
Mahr fatawa — page 1 of 15
- Mufti Online18 Oct 2026
Male sleeping on the same bed with his mahram
After you become baligh, are you allowed to sleep with women that are old on the same bed but different duvets or the same duvet?
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online6 Oct 2026
Woman keeping students at her home to earn an income
A couple used to host students studying as an income, where the students stay in the house and a cooked meal is provided and a place to sleep. The…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online9 Sep 2026
Female travelling for umrah with one's male cousin
My khala and her 26 year old son are travelling for Umrah. My mom wants to go too. I am a 27 year old female. Can I accompany my mother? My brother…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Ibn Masood2 Sep 2026
Mahram-Status Of One’s Father’s Sister
A woman has a foi (her father’s sister)- Q1) Will the woman’s son be Mahram to the foi? Q2) Will the woman’s husband be Mahram to the foi?
Mufti Ahmed Saeed - Camperdown22 Aug 2026
Delayed Mahr
I’ve heard of an initial mahr and a “delayed” portion by some families. What is that delayed portion? Is it cultural as part of mahr or is it the…
Baba Abu Bakr - Mufti Online10 Aug 2026
Mother-in-law hugging her son-in-law
I would like to know whether a mother in law can hug their son in law?
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Ibn Masood8 Jul 2026
Withholding Mahr And Maintenance
My husband divorced me in March. In 2025, he had loaned my Mahr to pay for expenses. He said that he will return my kruger coin to me, but it is now…
Mufti Abdul Kader Fazlani - Azaadville8 Jul 2026
The Age At Which A Boy Is Deemed Fit To Be A Mahram For Travel
If a boy is close to the age of Buloogh (puberty) , will he suffice as a mahram for travelling?
- Mufti Online18 Jun 2026
Boy expecting his wife to speak to non mahrams
I would like some guidance, recently a boy came to see my 18 year old daughter. The boy seems to be interested but my daughter says that she does…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Ibn Masood11 Jun 2026
Miscellaneous Mahram Queries
Q1) Does my 16 year old granddaughter have to observe Purdah for her grandmother’s brother? Q2) Is it permissible for a lady to marry her…
Mufti Abdul Kader Fazlani - Camperdown18 Apr 2026
“Can I go for Umrah without a mahram if travelling with family?”
Im a mature girl yearning to go for umrah as My mother is going and her mahram will be her nephew (sister’s son). Will it be permissible for me to…
Baba Abu Bakr - Camperdown18 Apr 2026
“Is my niece’s son my mahram? (same father, different mothers)”
Salams, Is my niece son my mahram? My niece mother and I have the same father but different mothers my father had a few wives.
Abdour-Rahmaan Lim Voon Heek - Mufti Online31 Jan 2026
Looking at the face and hands of a non mahram without lust
Is it permissible to look at the face and hands of a non mahram if done without lust?
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online11 Jan 2026
Milk brother's children and foster child being one's mahram
I'd like to know the following: 1. Is a woman's milk brother's children her mahaarim? 2. Are the children of your foster son your mahaarim?
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online1 Dec 2025
Paying mahr in installments and wife claiming her mahr from husband's estate
Is it allowed for the husband and wife to agree on terms/installments for the payment of mahr? Example: I'll pay you 1000 every month for 2 years.…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online20 Nov 2025
Going for swimming lessons to pools with no segregation between men and ladies
What do our Ulama say about sending kids or youth or adults to swimming pools or gyms where there are mixed ladies and men with no segregation and…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online30 Sep 2025
Woman travelling with her 12 year old nephew as her mahram
I am a 33 year old woman. I am the maternal aunt of my 12 year old nephew. Is it permissible for the both of us alone to perform umrah?
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online30 Sep 2025
Woman travelling with a mahram from the time she commences her journey
A woman who is taking a plane to Johannesburg from Durban will become a musaafir once she leaves the town’s boundary. So does that mean a mahram…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online24 Sep 2025
Adopted girl travelling with her foster mother's brother
An adopted girl aged 39 would like to embark on Umrah with her foster mother's brother, as she does not have a mahram. Will it be permitted as she…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online21 Sep 2025
Woman travelling without a mahram
Please advise on the following situation: My wife has one sister, who is younger than her and unmarried. Their mother passed away last year. Her…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online16 Sep 2025
Arm wrestling with non mahrams
About 7–8 years ago, when I was newly married (around 1 year of marriage), my husband suggested we do arm-wrestling for fun. With his permission, I…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online7 Sep 2025
Travelling as a mahram for one's sister in law
I am Hanafi and I plan to travel soon for umrah with my wife, my wife's sister and my mother in law. I would like to find out if I can be regarded…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online30 Aug 2025
Wife asking the husband to give her an amount as mahr monthly
Can a girl ask for 500 rupees each month as mahr? She has set this as her mahr that each month I must give her 500Rs.
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online22 Jul 2025
Mahrams in a foster family after nikaah
1. A woman has a foster family. Are her husband and children Mahaarim to the foster mother, etc.? 2. I've heard that if a woman takes lactation…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online9 Jul 2025
Purdah between non-mahram males and females
My friend [24f] makes parda from her brother in law [17m]. However her father's first cousins is her husbands maternal uncles and she doesn't make…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online8 Jul 2025
Mother in law living in the same house with the son in law after his wife passes away
If the wife passes away, can her mother live in the same house with the son in law as she has to take care of the children?
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online1 Jul 2025
Relationship between daughter and stepfather
Can you please advise me on the following matter: A girl was married and is now divorced from her husband. There was a child (female) from that…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Ibn Masood12 Jun 2025
Young Male Qualifying As a Mahram
My son is turning 13 next month in Muharram. Does he qualify as a Mahram for travel by flight to the next province?
Mufti Abdul Kader Fazlani - Camperdown8 May 2025
Breastfeeding through medication – Will the husband become mahram?
1. Please explain what is the exact meaning of “Labn ul Fahl” according to fuqaha 2. If a childless couple adopts a baby girl, and the wife takes…
Azhar Mownah - Mufti Online6 May 2025
Woman travelling without a mahram
I have planned to go for Umrah in July 2025 along with my mother (age 62 years). We will go together and perform Umrah together. But after that, my…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online29 Apr 2025
Brother in law and sister in law observing strict purdah
I recently heard someone say that it is permissible for the sister-in-law to not make parda from her brother-in-law when: 1. There is no scope of…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Jamiat KZN4 Feb 2025
Stipulation of the Mahr
Who has the right to stipulate the Mahr? The girl or the boy? If the Mahr was not specified, and the marriage has already been consummated, what…
Mufti Muhammed Hamza Farooqui - Mufti Online3 Feb 2025
Mahrams of a girl who was born out of wedlock
If a female who was born out of wedlock and raised by her maternal grandparents as their own, who is her Mahram? Does her uncles, her mother's…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online25 Jan 2025
Covering one's face in front of one's brother in law
I observed Hijab (with face cover) but my wedding is near and when my marriage proposal came, my mother in law requested me not to cover my face in…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online23 Jan 2025
Parents giving the mahr to the bride on behalf of the groom
If the family (mother or father) of the groom uses their own wealth to acquire the mahr and present it to the bride on behalf of the groom without…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online29 Dec 2024
Good actions of a woman who travels without a mahram being affected
There is a hadith about women travelling, Abu Hurairah (radhiyallahu anhu) reported: The Messenger of Allah (sallallahu alaihi wasallam) said, "It…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online21 Dec 2024
Continuing a marriage if the mahr (dowry) has not been paid
Is it permissible to continue a marriage if the mahr (dowry) has not been paid? I am currently married, but my husband has not yet paid the…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online5 Dec 2024
Giving the value of mahr faatimi when paying the mahr
I got married approximately 9 years ago. At the time my wife and her father wanted Mehr e faatimi as mehr. However I could not afford the mehr e…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online25 Nov 2024Roman Urdu
Phupheri bahen/bhai ki beti se shadi karna
Kya mai apne phupheri bahen/bhai ki beti se shadi kar sakta hu?
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Azaadville19 Oct 2024
An Ambiguous/Unstipulated Mahr Amount
A revert gets married to a Muslim man. She is the only Muslimah in her family. The husband stipulates an Umrah trip as her Mahr. After marriage the…
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