Did hurmah al-musāharah take place in the following incident?
Question
on a bike when I am with my mother( she is on the back) if I by anyway get aroused due to some other women on the road and as my mother is on my back and some part of her leg will be touching me ( she is wearing hijab too) will hurmat AL musaharah take place
Answer
In the Name of Allāh, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful.
As-salāmu ‘alaykum wa-rahmatullāhi wa-barakātuh.
No.[1]
Regard every woman to be like your mother or sister, especially when travelling with your mother.
And Allah Ta‘āla Knows Best
Fahad Abdul Wahab
Student Darul Iftaa
USA
Checked and Approved by,
Mufti Ebrahim Desai
www.Daruliftaa.net
References (Arabic / Urdu sources)
[1] ابن سماعة في «نوادره» : عن أبي يوسف رحمه الله: رجل نظر إلى فرج ابنته من غير شهوة فتمنى أن تكون له جارية: فوقعت له الشهوة مع وقوع نظره قال: إن كانت الشهوة منه على ابنته حرمت عليه امرأته، وإن كانت الشهوة وقعت على ما تمنى لم تحرم؛ لأن النظر إلى فرج ابنته حينئذ لا يكون عن شهوة.
[المحيط البرهاني ج٤ ص٩١ ادارة القرآن]
- Answered by
- Fahad Abdul Wahab
- Checked & approved by
- Mufti Ebrahim Desai
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