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Can I be a Mahram for my mother in law for umrah?

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· 7 Dhuʻl-Qiʻdah 1437 AH1 min readEnglish

Question

1. Can I be a Mahram for my mother in law for umrah?

2. Which is more virtuous, to perform multiple umrahs or doing more tawaaf?

3. Can I carry a backpack on my back while in Ihram?

4.In Makkah can a lady read salaah with the haram jamaat but from the hotel room?

5.Can a lady make tawaaf without her husband or Marham?

Answer

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

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

1. A son-in-law is a mahram for his mother-in-law. One may travel with the mother-in-law on condition that there is no fear offitna, especially when the mother-in-law is relatively young. As such, the son-in-law should exercise precaution.

2. It is more virtuous to perform more tawāfs than performing more nafl ‘umrahs[1]. However, this does not mean that one should completely negate performing nafl ‘umrah.

3. Yes.[2]

4. No, she cannot join the salāh of the Haram from her hotel room.

5. It is advisable that a woman be accompanied by a mahram during tawāf. However, if she performs tawāf by herself, it will be valid.

Answered by
Fahad Abdul Wahab, Student Darul Iftaa, USA
Checked & approved by
Mufti Ebrahim Desai.
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