Mahrams in a foster family after nikaah
Question
1. A woman has a foster family. Are her husband and children Mahaarim to the foster mother, etc.?
2. I've heard that if a woman takes lactation supplements and breastfeeds a child, that child will not be said as the woman's husband's foster child, will the child be Mahram to the woman's children and parents?
Answer
1. Her children will be mahaarim of her foster mother, but her husband will not be a mahram of her foster mother.
2. Yes, this is correct. However, her foster child will be a mahram for her children and parents.
And Allah Ta'ala (الله تعالى) knows best.
- Answered by
- Mufti Zakaria Makada
- Checked & approved by
- Mufti Ebrahim Salejee (Isipingo Beach)
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