DAILY FIQH

Question: What does the word Mahram mean and who are the Mahrams of a female?

Answer: The word Mahram refers to those people with whom marriage is not permissible.

For a female they are as follow: father (including foster father), grandfather (both maternal and paternal), son, grandson (whether sons’ son or daughters’ son), brother (whether real, consanguine, uterine or foster) brother’s son, sister’s son, uncle (both maternal and paternal) and father-in-law.
حرم (على المتزوج ذكرا كان او انثى نكاح) اصله وفروعه وبنت اخيه واخته وبنتها وعمته وخالته فهذه السبعة مذكورة في اية (حرمت عليكم امهاتكم - النساء 23) [رد المحتار ج 4 ص 100]

AND ALLAH KNOWS BEST

Yusuf Moosagie

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