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Is my husbands stepfather classed my mahram?

· 1 Rajab 1435 AH1 min readFatwa 28972English

Question

Iv tried searching your website and cant find anything on this

Is my husbands stepfather classed my mehram?

Answer

In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful.

As-salāmu ‘alaykum wa-rahmatullāhi wa-barakātuh.

your husband’s step father is not your Mahram.[1]

And Allah Ta’āla Knows Best

Muntasir Zaman

Student Darul Iftaa
USA

Checked and Approved by,
Mufti Ebrahim Desai.

References (Arabic / Urdu sources)

[1]

البحر الرائق شرح كنز الدقائق ومنحة الخالق وتكملة الطوري (3/ 98)

الثَّانِي الْمُحَرَّمَاتُ بِالْمُصَاهَرَةِ: وَهُنَّ فُرُوعُ نِسَائِهِ الْمَدْخُولِ بِهِنَّ وَأُصُولُهُنَّ وَحَلَائِلُ فُرُوعِهِ وَحَلَائِلُ أُصُولِهِ،

Answered by
Muntasir Zaman
Checked & approved by
Mufti Ebrahim Desai
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