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Who are a person’s mahrams

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Q: Which male persons are mahram or legal to a woman for her to uncover her face in front of them?

Bismillaah

A: All those people who one is unable to marry throughout his/her life are referred to as mahrams.

For a male, among his female mahrams will be his mother, grandmother, his sister, brother’s and sister’s daughter, mother’s sister, father’s sister, grandparents’ sisters, granddaughter, mother in law, and daughter in law.

For a female, among her mahrams will be her father, grandfather, her brother, brother’s and sister’s son, father’s brother, grandparents’ brothers, grandson, father-in-law and son-in-law.

And Allah Ta’ala (الله تعالى) knows best.

Answered by:

Mufti Zakaria Makada

Checked & Approved:

Mufti Ebrahim Salejee (Isipingo Beach)

This answer was collected from MuftiOnline.co.za, where the questions have been answered by Mufti Zakaria Makada (Hafizahullah), who is currently a senior lecturer in the science of Hadith and Fiqh at Madrasah Ta’leemuddeen, Isipingo Beach, South Africa.

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