Defining the Mahram in the Shari'ah
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Question:
The questioner, who has indicated his name with the letter A, asks: Is the obligation of Hajj dropped if a woman does not perform Hajj throughout her life and cannot find a mahram? And who is the mahram in Islamic law?
Answer:
The mahram in Islamic law is one for whom a woman is forbidden to marry due to kinship or a cause such as breastfeeding. A woman is forbidden to marry a man due to kinship or a cause such as breastfeeding or in-law relationships, like the wife's mother. If the wife's mother is forbidden to the daughter's husband, he becomes her mahram. Her daughter's husband becomes her mahram. It is required that he has reached the age of maturity, meaning he has reached puberty. One who has not reached maturity is not a mahram. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you.
The questioner, who has indicated his name with the letter A, asks: Is the obligation of Hajj dropped if a woman does not perform Hajj throughout her life and cannot find a mahram? And who is the mahram in Islamic law?
Answer:
The mahram in Islamic law is one for whom a woman is forbidden to marry due to kinship or a cause such as breastfeeding. A woman is forbidden to marry a man due to kinship or a cause such as breastfeeding or in-law relationships, like the wife's mother. If the wife's mother is forbidden to the daughter's husband, he becomes her mahram. Her daughter's husband becomes her mahram. It is required that he has reached the age of maturity, meaning he has reached puberty. One who has not reached maturity is not a mahram. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you.
Source
نور على الدرب - الفوزان - 02/268 — archive.org (10:10)
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