Marriage · Subtopic
Whom One May Marry
861 fatawa from 9 South African Darul Iftas on Whom One May Marry, 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.
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Whom One May Marry fatawa — page 2 of 22
- 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 - Mufti Online6 Feb 2025
Marrying one's foster aunt
There's a girl and we like each other. Finally we decided to get married. The question is, she's a sister of my aunty (chachi) (my father's brother…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - 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 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 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 - Jamiat KZN6 Nov 2024
The status of a non-Muslim’s marriage after she reverts to Islam
Q. A Hindu couple had been married. The Hindu wife accepted Islam. Can the revert Muslim woman who had been a Hindu wife marry a Muslim man…
Mufti Muhammed Hamza Farooqui - MJC4 Nov 2024
The Ruling of Marriage to Non-Muslim Females
1. Although marriage to women of the Ahl al-Kitāb is in principle permissible, there exists a considerable juristic difference of opinion on the…
Mufti Taha Karaan - Mufti Online17 Oct 2024
Is one's cousin a mahram?
I have a sister who is the daughter of my fathers brother and mother's sister, my question is that is she a mahram for me?
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online12 Oct 2024
Father in law shaking hands with his daughter in law or kissing her hand
A girls father in law wants to shake her hand when they go to visit. It's a habit of his to shake his nieces hands and hug them. On Eid he shook her…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online19 Sep 2024
Son in law hugging his mother in law
Is it permissible for the son in law to hug his mother in law if she is not old?
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online17 Sep 2024
Woman traveling without a mahram only on the flight
Can a woman travel from a mahram to a mahram via a flight less than 3 hours?
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online15 Sep 2024
Woman breastfeeding her sister's children
Is it permissible for a woman to breastfeed her sister's children with the intention of making them mahram to her children?
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online8 Sep 2024
Husband forcing his wife to sleep in the same bedroom with his family members including males
In a joint family system, if a husband forces you to live in a shared room where all the family members, including his father and brother sleep, due…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Ibn Masood27 Aug 2024
Adopted Child Being Mahram
If one adopts a male child, can he be a Mahram for Hajj or Umrah?
Maulana Ahmed Saeed - Camperdown21 Aug 2024
Is mother-in-law’s sister(s) a mahram for a person?
Assalamu Alaikum Is mother-in-law’s sister(s) a mahram for a person? Pls provide the dalaail as well.
Muhammud Luqman Moideen - Mufti Online28 Jul 2024
Getting married to one's foster sisters brother
I am writing to seek your guidance on a family matter concerning marriage eligibility in Islam. I am considering the possibility of proposing…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Ask Imaam26 Jul 2024
Can a 9 year old boy be a Mahram for his mother?
Can a 9 year old boy be a Mahram for his mother and aunty when going for Hajj?
Mohamed Ebrahim bin Ismail Abdullah - Mufti Online29 Jun 2024
Marrying a girl after committing zina with her mother
I have committed zina with my fiancé's mother mistakenly. She is my mother’s sister and I repent to Allah and ask forgiveness for my mistake. Nobody…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online10 Jun 2024
Traveling for umrah without a mahram
Can I (daughter) travel with my mother and do umrah with a guide male. As I do have a mahram brother to take with us but couldn’t take him along…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online9 Jun 2024
Greeting non-mahrams on Eid Day
Is it permissible to greet or wish a non-mehram on EID?
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Ask Imaam3 Jun 2024
A girl ran away with non-Muslim man. What should the parents do?
Please advise on how to handle the situation where the daughter ran off and married a non-muslim man without the knowledge and/or blessing of her…
Abdul Hannan Nizami - Mufti Online28 Apr 2024Roman Urdu
Bhabi ki beti se nikaah karna
Kya bhabi ki beti se nikaah kar sakte hain?
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Ibn Masood12 Mar 2024
Non-Muslim father representing his daughter at the time of Nikah
Can a non-Muslim father represent his daughter at the time of Nikah?
Maulana Abdul Kader Fazlani - Mufti Online12 Feb 2024
Marrying a woman who was touched by one's father with lust
What is the ruling of a man (Zaid) marrying a woman (Fatima). In the case where Zaid's father touched Fatima with lust or without, in the past.…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online10 Feb 2024
Taking one's step mother in law for hajj/umrah
A girl has a step mother, can her husband take his step mother in law for Hajj/Umrah? Is he considered as a mahram?
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online7 Feb 2024
Muslim girl getting married to a Christian man
I just found out my daughter is pregnant by a Christian guy. I am devastated as we were not aware she was involved with someone. My family is…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online4 Feb 2024
Are one's grandparents' siblings mahrams?
Are my maternal and paternal grandparents' brothers (e.g. naani's brother) my mahaarim? Someone said that they are not.
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online3 Feb 2024
Hanafi getting married to a Shaafi
Is it okay for a Hanafi female to get married to a Shafi male?
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online3 Feb 2024
Marrying a Shia
I am 27 years old, financially independent, interested in a girl and want to get married. My parents disagree because she is a Shia and I am a…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online3 Feb 2024
Marrying one's step brother's daughter
I have a step brother (same father, different mother), one of his daughters have been recently widowed. I myself am divorced recently as well. A few…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Azaadville6 Dec 2023
A Woman Travelling Without A Mahram
I would like to know if a woman can fly to Riyadh, Saudi Arabia without a mahram if her husband is already in Riyadh?
- Azaadville16 Nov 2023
Na-Mahram Males And Females Making Salaam In Passing
Should males and female smake salaam to each other in passing?
- Mufti Online15 Nov 2023
Marrying one's real sister's milk brother
Is it permissible for a girl to get married to her real sister's milk brother? A lady named "Aisha" breastfed Muhammad who is her son, and Fathima -…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online1 Nov 2023
Girl observing purdah in front of an illegitimate son of her father
I would like to know if purdah is compulsory in front of an illegitimate son of my fathers?
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online2 Oct 2023
Observing purdah from one's daughter in law's father
My dad is late (may the Almighty grant him jannat). He has left behind 2 sons and 2 daughters. The eldest son lives with his father in law. After…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online18 Sep 2023
Are the children of one's adopted father's second wife mahrams?
I'm adopted by my parents. My adopted mother then breastfed me so they became my foster parents. In 2021, my mother (foster mother) passed away and…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online16 Sep 2023
Is the wife's nephew's wife a mahram?
Is a man's wife's nephews wife his mahram?
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