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 5 of 22
- Ask Imaam25 Jan 2020
Can a ten-year-old son be a Mahram for a woman to go for Umrah or Hajj?
Assalamu alaikum wa rahmatullah, If a woman has a 10 year old son, is he old enough to be her mahram so she can make hajj or Umrah? If not, how old…
Shakib Alam - Mufti Online22 Jan 2020
Father marrying his son's mother in-law
Can my father marry my mother in-law?
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online18 Jan 2020
Representative of a Muslim girl whose parents are non-Muslim
A Muslim brother intends to marry a girl who is a non-Muslim but she intends to become a Muslim before nikaah. What is the ruling pertaining to her…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Ask Imaam18 Dec 2019
Authenticity of Hadith on the punishment of looking at a Non Mahram women lustfully
what is the authenticity of this hadith: Whoever looks at a non-mahram woman lustfully, molten hot lead will be poured into his eyes, and then he…
Mohammed - Ask Imaam8 Dec 2019
Wearing wigs and exposing eyes in front of Non Mahrams
1. Is it permissible for a woman to cover her own hair in front of non mahram men by wearing a wig. If not then why. 2. When a woman covers her face…
Hasan Ahmed Razzak - Ask Imaam12 Nov 2019
Is the Wakālah of a non-muslim/ stranger valid in nikāḥ?
If a lady accepts Islām and wants to get married, can any of her non-muslim family members represent her? If she doesn’t have any family members…
Ikraam Bin Elias Gangat - Ask Imaam7 Nov 2019
Can women wear bright colours? Can a woman travel without a Mahram?
1. When a woman covers herself when leaving her home is it forbidden for her to cover herself with colours which are bright if it is forbidden then…
- Ask Imaam1 Nov 2019
Can a woman wear shoes which give off a sound when walking in front of a Ghair Mahram?
1. Is it permissible for women to wear high heels shoes or any other type of footwear which make a sound when walking in front of non mahram men.
Mohamed Ebrahim bin Ismail Abdullah - Mufti Online28 Oct 2019
Living with non-Muslim in laws
I am a Muslim and the man I want to marry became a Muslim 2 years ago. His family are Hindu and want us to live with them. Is it permissible to live…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online15 Oct 2019
Muslim woman marrying a non-Muslim
I am a Muslim Sunni Sayyed woman coming from a religious background. Recently a Christian man has approached me. He says he wants to marry me. I…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online7 Oct 2019
Marrying someone whom one had called brother or sister
If a girl calls a boy brother and the same boy calls the girl sister again and again in a conversation, can they later marry one another or not?
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online17 Sep 2019
Will a mans child's foster mother be his mahram?
My son was breastfed by a particular woman. Is that woman now my mahram?
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online17 Sep 2019
Going with one's grandmothers sister and her husband for umrah
My father sadly passed away this year and I would love to go for umrah, can I go with my grandmother's sister and her husband? He is over 70 years…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Ask Imaam16 Sep 2019
Making Nikah with a revert woman who is still legally married to a Non-Muslim man
Asalaamu alaikum, I have a female Hindu colleague who is currently legally married but has walked out of an abusive marriage. She has been…
Mohamed Ebrahim bin Ismail Abdullah - Mufti Online15 Sep 2019
Marrying one's cousin
Can I marry my paternal uncle's son? His paternal grandfather and my paternal grandfather are full brothers. His father is elder to my father and is…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online12 Sep 2019
Hurmat-e-musaaharah
I touched a woman with lust sometime ago and I now wish to marry her daughter. Is it permissible for me to marry her daughter, or is…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online11 Sep 2019
Marrying a girl who committed zina
I want to know a fatwa on zina. If a girl do zina once in her life before engagement with someone else and seeks forgiveness from Allah and after…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online11 Sep 2019
Going for hajj with one's mother after hurmat-e-musaaharah
I touched my mom with lust and if hurmat-e-musahara occurred, now after true tauba and promise that I will not do the sin again, can I go for Hajj…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online11 Sep 2019
Hurmat-e-mussaharah
If I touched my mom with lust and hurmat-e-musaahara occurred, now I repented a lot and promise to Allah that I will never do it again. 1. Is my mom…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online10 Sep 2019
Marrying one's uncle's daughter after touching her mother with lust
I touched my uncle's wife (mami) with lust when I was 16 or 17 years old. I imagined her while doing a bad thing. I also touched my private part to…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online7 Sep 2019
Husband marrying wife's aunt (mother's sister)
A girl is 16 years old and she got married to a 27 year old boy knowing that the boy was having an affair with her own aunty (girls mothers real…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online5 Sep 2019
Is a man a mahram to his wife's grandmother?
Is my husband a mahram to my grandmother or should she make parda from him?
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online5 Sep 2019
Marrying one's foster brother
I really love my cousin and he love me too. We did everything together and I regret that but it’s happened now. He told his mother that he wants to…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online5 Sep 2019
Touching one's mother with lust
I touched my mom with libido. Now I am deeply sorrowful for the sin. Please guide me.
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online2 Sep 2019
Marrying one's foster sister
My father's sister suckled me once. Now I want to marry her daughter. I share milk with her elder brother. Her daughter is two years younger then…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online1 Sep 2019
Marrying one's step sister
My mother married a man aand they have a baby girl. After her husband died, my mother married my father then I was born. Can I marry my half sister…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online31 Aug 2019
Is a person's sister's mother in-law a mahram?
Is my sister's mother in law my mahram?
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online26 Aug 2019
Hurmat-e-musaaharah
I'm a 22 year old female. I remember that when I was 15 to 17 years of age, I was travelling in a car with my family and was sitting between my…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online25 Aug 2019
Hurmat-e-musaaharah
My father died two years ago. I was suddenly touched by my mother and I felt lust. What is the ruling for this? I am unmarried now. When I get…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online25 Aug 2019
Father kissing his son with lust
If a father hugs and kisses his son with lust. ( Son was sleeping at that time) 1. Will this nullify the father's marriage with the son's mother?…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online25 Aug 2019
Woman traveling without a mahram
I want to ask about travelling alone. My sister lives in Australia and she wants to visit us in India. She cannot come with her husband or son…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online25 Aug 2019
Making zina with one's daughter
If a person makes zina with his daughter, will the nikah be valid or will it break? Is there any way to protect the nikah? Please give some way to…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online20 Aug 2019
Kissing one's niece while sleeping
I am a married man. My brother's 6 year old daughter sleeps with me. While sleeping, I kissed her neck. When I realized, I moved away. Does this…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online7 Aug 2019
Marrying one's foster sister's daughter
I love a girl who is my mother's sister's daughter's daughter. We both love each other for the last 4-5 years and we want to marry each other as per…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online4 Aug 2019
Touching one's sister while masturbating
If someone touched his own sister's breasts with lust (she was sleeping at that time) while masturbating. 1. Will this break their parents marriage?…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online1 Aug 2019
Will hurmat-e-musaaharah be established by touching one's cousin?
If a man kisses his cousin's daughter with lust. 1. Are their children allowed to marry each other? The girl married another man and the man (who…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online31 Jul 2019
Marrying an adopted girl
My question is regarding marrying a girl that has been adopted at the age of 5 days but the girl doesn't know about her real father. All the…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online30 Jul 2019
Touching one's mother's private part with lust
If someone is 9 or 10 years old and they touch their mother's private part with lust, will it cause hurmat-e-musaaharah?
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online21 Jul 2019
Fantasizing of someone while masturbating
Please guide me. I am very distressed. A long time ago about 9 years in 2010 when I was about 23 years old and didn’t know about hurmmat e…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online20 Jun 2019
Marrying a married woman
I want to get married to a Christian girl and she is even willing to convert to Islam now. She is not Muslim yet, actually she was with a Muslim boy…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee
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