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.
By Darul Ifta
Whom One May Marry fatawa — page 3 of 22
- Ibn Masood10 Sep 2023
Leftover food of a Ghair Mahram
Is it permissible for a woman to use the same utensils as a Ghair Mahram male? For example, families often prepare food for Jamaats by their…
Maulana Ahmed Saeed - Camperdown26 Aug 2023
If My Wife Breastfeeds My Cousin, Is His Sister My Mahram?
Assalamualaikum, Dear Respected Mufti Sab and students, My uncle and aunt have 3 children – 2 sons (age 15 and 1.5 years) and a daughter (age 13…
Arib Raza - Camperdown11 Aug 2023
Is one’s stepfather’s mother (step-grandmother) his mahram?
Asalaamu Alaikum Can mufti saheb please give me a ruling on this situation Ahmed married nadia Nadia has a son (azhar) from a previous marriage Now…
Adil Sadique - Mufti Online18 Jul 2023
Old woman traveling without a mahram for umrah
I am a 52 year old single woman but by my appearance I look like 35 years. My question is, can I perform umrah in a group without a mahram. I am…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online17 Jul 2023
Children of a lady being non-mahrams to her husband's children from another wife
I'd like to know when a lady who has her own kids remarries a man who also has his own children, are the children mahram unto each other?
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Ibn Masood17 Jul 2023
Being a Mahram to one’s mother-in-law
Is the son-in-law classified as a Mahram to his mother-in-law?
Mufti Mohammed Desai - Mufti Online21 Jun 2023
Marrying a Shia
I am a sunni girl, Sayyed by cast and got a proposal from a Khoja Shia non Sayyed boy. My question is, is it ok to get married into a Shia family?…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online17 Jun 2023Roman Urdu
Souteli khala se nikaah karna
Kya souteli khala se nikaah ho sakta hai Maa alag alag hai?
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Camperdown15 Jun 2023
Can a mentally ill person be a Mahram for Hajj and Walī for Nikah?
If there is a mentally ill person as your mahram do they count as your wali for hajj and nikkah
Adil Sadique - Ask Imaam13 Jun 2023
Is my non-Muslim brother / father my Mahram?
I am revert and intend to travel to another country. Will my non-muslim or brother or father be regarded as my mahram?
Ikraam Elias Gangat - Amjadi9 Jun 2023
THE RULING ABOUT GOING FOR HAJJ WITHOUT A MAHRAM
As salaam mu alaikum wa rah matul lahi wa barakatuhu, Our Honourable Mufti Saheb, Today we request you to bless us by advising us with what is the…
Mohammad Quaiser Ali Razvi Misbahi - Ask Imaam17 May 2023
Does Hurmate Musaharah take place because of two sisters?
Salaam I am a brother emailin you on behalf of a sister, who has trusted me enough to seek advise on her behalf from u. She has been muslim all her…
Tareque Ahmed - Mufti Online26 Feb 2023
Woman making purdah from her father-in-law's brother
Does a woman have to make purdah from her father-in-law's brother? Is he considered her Mahram?
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online28 Jan 2023
Women exposing their faces in front of non-mahrams
Are women allowed to unveil in front of their brother in laws? Is it true that the brother in law and sister in law can look at each other provided…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online12 Jan 2023
Women travelling without a mahram according to the new law of the Saudi government
Saudia Arabia has announced that women do not need a mahram for umrah or hajj. They can come by their own and perform umrah or hajj. How valid is…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Ibn Masood9 Jan 2023
Husband being a Mahram to his wife’s maternal aunt
I wanted to find out if my husband is a Mahram of my Khala’s while I’m alive? Would it be okay for her to travel with us using my husband as a…
Mufti Mohammed Desai - Mufti Online26 Dec 2022
Marrying two sisters
My husband manipulated my sister and got married to my sister without giving me a divorce. When my sister got to know that their marriage is not…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Ask Imaam12 Dec 2022
Will my stepmother still be a Mahram to me?
If my father and step mother gets divorced, then is she still my mother? Do i have to make purdah from her now?
Mudassir Benish - Mufti Online26 Nov 2022
Women travelling without a mahram according to the new law of the Saudi government
I want to go on umrah with my mother. We don’t have a mahram, so what should we do? Can we travel alone because as per new rule of Saudia, women can…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Jamiat KZN8 Nov 2022
The status of a non-Muslims 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…
- Ibn Masood18 Oct 2022
Hadith used to prove that travelling without a Mahram is permitted
It has been narrated by ‘Adiy Ibn Hatim Radiallahu Anhu that Rasulullah Salallahu Alaihi Wasallam said, “And if you live a long life, you will…
Mufti Mohammed Desai - Jamiat KZN10 Oct 2022
The status of a non-Muslim’s marriage after she reverts to Islam
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 immediately…
Mufti Ismaeel Bassa - Ibn Masood29 Sep 2022
Shaking hands with elderly Ghair Mahram women
What is the ruling with regard to shaking hands with old women such as, one’s mother’s or father’s cousins, their aunties, or elderly people who hug…
Mufti Mohammed Desai - Mufti Online17 Sep 2022
Mentioning women's names in front of non-mahrams
It is necessary for women to make pardah of their names? Some argue that we know the names of our Sahaabiyyah رضى الله عنها. Can Mufti Saheb please…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Ibn Masood7 Sep 2022
Attending the weekly ladies Taleem without a Mahram
Is it permissible for ladies to attend the ladies weekly Taleem, considering that they have no mahram to accompany them to and from the venue, even…
Mufti Mohammed Desai - Camperdown24 Aug 2022
Looking and talking to Non-Mahrams
Assalamoalaikum warahmatullahi wabarakatuh Mufti sahab, I know that looking at na mahram comes under the heading of zina of eyes according to hadith…
Usamah bin Mufti Amjad Mohammad - Ask Imaam28 Jun 2022Urdu
Is Grandfathers Brother a Mahram?
اَلسَّلَامُ عَلَيْكُم وَرَحْمَةُ اَللهِ وَبَرَكاتُهُ مجھے دو سوالات کے جوابات دے کر رہنمائی فرمائیں۔ میرا پہلا سوال یہ ہے کہ میری بیوی کے دادا کے…
Hammad Ibn Ismail Jogiat - Mufti Online21 Jun 2022
Going for hajj with one's son-in-law
Can a woman go for hajj with her son in law? Would a son in law be considered as a mahram?
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online19 Jun 2022
Woman travelling for hajj without a mahram
The ministry of hajj released an announcement that women can book to perform hajj without a mahram through the ‘women’s league’. Is this acceptable?…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online25 May 2022
Woman sitting in a room with non-mahram family members with her face covered
In a joint family, it permissible for a woman to sit in the room where members of the house, including her brother-in-law, have gathered? Is it…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Ibn Masood1 Apr 2022
Travelling to work without a Mahram
I am forced to travel for work as I do not have any Mahram unfortunately. I am a divorced woman without parents or siblings. My uncle’s have passed…
Mufti Mohammed Desai - Ibn Masood29 Mar 2022
Maternal uncle’s wife’s brothers becoming Mahram due to breastfeeding
If your maternal uncle’s (Mamajee) wife has to breastfeed a child, then will the maternal uncle’s wife’s brothers become Mahram to the breastfed…
Mufti Mohammed Desai - Ibn Masood29 Mar 2022
Being a Mahram to one’s foster sister’s daughter
Ahmed is an adopted child. Ahmed and Fatima were both breastfed by the same woman. Does Ahmed become a Mahram (uncle) to Fatima’s daughter?
Mufti Mohammed Desai - Ask Imaam15 Mar 2022
Is my uncle's wife Mahram?
Salaam can you tell me if my uncles wife is my mahram for me or not she is my mothers brothers wife she is also my mothers cousin.
Mudassir - Jamiat KZN9 Mar 2022
Can a non-Muslim married woman make Nikah immediately after reverting to Islam?
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 immediately…
Mufti Ismaeel Bassa - Ibn Masood26 Feb 2022
Step-brothers are non-Mahram
Are my step-brother and his family members Ghair Mahram to me?
Mufti Mohammed Desai - Mufti Online29 Jan 2022
Meaning of hurmat-e-musaaharah
What is hurmat-e-musaaharah and what is the ruling about it in detail?
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Ibn Masood31 Dec 2021
Females travelling without a Mahram
My wife and minor children (which include my sons and daughter) want to undertake a journey to my in-laws abroad. I am unable to accompany them at…
Mufti Mohammed Desai - Mufti Online25 Dec 2021
Having meals with non-mahrams
Is it permissible for me to sit and eat with my girl cousins while her father, mother, brother and my mother are also seated there. Also, can I say…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Ibn Masood1 Dec 2021
Marrying a non-Muslim male
1. Does the Shariah permit a Muslim woman to marry a non-Muslim male? 2. What is the status of the children born from such a union? 3. Does the…
Mufti Mohammed Desai
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