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Are cousins mahrams?

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Q: Are 1st cousins and all cousins known as non mahrams or mahrams? I have a feeling that they are non mahrams because anyone whom you can marry are non mahrams. 

Bismillaah

A: Non mahrams.

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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