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Mahr
599 fatawa from 8 South African Darul Iftas on Mahr, part of Marriage. Newest first; every fatwa links to the page where its Darul Ifta published it.
Subtopics are grouped from each Darul Ifta’s own categories and the fatwa titles, so the count is approximate.
By Darul Ifta
Mahr fatawa — page 3 of 15
- Mufti Online12 Feb 2023
Giving more mahr to the second wife
In Islam, a man is allowed to get married to 4 women. If he wants to marry a girl when he already has his first wife, does he have to mention the…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online28 Jan 2023
Women exposing their faces in front of non-mahrams
Are women allowed to unveil in front of their brother in laws? Is it true that the brother in law and sister in law can look at each other provided…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online12 Jan 2023
Women travelling without a mahram according to the new law of the Saudi government
Saudia Arabia has announced that women do not need a mahram for umrah or hajj. They can come by their own and perform umrah or hajj. How valid is…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Ibn Masood9 Jan 2023
Husband being a Mahram to his wife’s maternal aunt
I wanted to find out if my husband is a Mahram of my Khala’s while I’m alive? Would it be okay for her to travel with us using my husband as a…
Mufti Mohammed Desai - Ibn Masood5 Jan 2023
Threatening to hold back the wife due to not receiving the Mahr in full
A person agreed to pay a stipulated Mahr, which was Mahr Fatimi, when he makes Nikah. On the day of the Nikah, he pays a deposit towards the Mahr…
- Ask Imaam12 Dec 2022
Will my stepmother still be a Mahram to me?
If my father and step mother gets divorced, then is she still my mother? Do i have to make purdah from her now?
Mudassir Benish - Ibn Masood10 Dec 2022
Returning one’s Mahr to the husband when divorced
I received this message from a close friend. If a woman asks for Talaaq because of the husband’s infidelity, does she still have to pay back her…
Mufti Mohammed Desai - Mufti Online26 Nov 2022
Women travelling without a mahram according to the new law of the Saudi government
I want to go on umrah with my mother. We don’t have a mahram, so what should we do? Can we travel alone because as per new rule of Saudia, women can…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Ibn Masood15 Nov 2022
Husband demanding that the Mahr and gifts must be returned after divorce
A man divorced his wife with a single, revocable divorce. The ex-husband is now asking his wife to return the Mahr, which was a Kruger coin. He is…
Mufti Mohammed Desai - Ask Imaam30 Oct 2022
Mahr of a divorced woman with whom nikaah was not consumated
I had nikah early this year.It was just nikah and not a consummated marriage.Now i am going for divorce where divorce will be pronounced by the…
Muajul I. Chowdhury - Ibn Masood18 Oct 2022
Hadith used to prove that travelling without a Mahram is permitted
It has been narrated by ‘Adiy Ibn Hatim Radiallahu Anhu that Rasulullah Salallahu Alaihi Wasallam said, “And if you live a long life, you will…
Mufti Mohammed Desai - Ibn Masood29 Sep 2022
Shaking hands with elderly Ghair Mahram women
What is the ruling with regard to shaking hands with old women such as, one’s mother’s or father’s cousins, their aunties, or elderly people who hug…
Mufti Mohammed Desai - Mufti Online17 Sep 2022
Mentioning women's names in front of non-mahrams
It is necessary for women to make pardah of their names? Some argue that we know the names of our Sahaabiyyah رضى الله عنها. Can Mufti Saheb please…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Ibn Masood7 Sep 2022
Attending the weekly ladies Taleem without a Mahram
Is it permissible for ladies to attend the ladies weekly Taleem, considering that they have no mahram to accompany them to and from the venue, even…
Mufti Mohammed Desai - Camperdown24 Aug 2022
Looking and talking to Non-Mahrams
Assalamoalaikum warahmatullahi wabarakatuh Mufti sahab, I know that looking at na mahram comes under the heading of zina of eyes according to hadith…
Usamah bin Mufti Amjad Mohammad - Ask Imaam28 Jun 2022Urdu
Is Grandfathers Brother a Mahram?
اَلسَّلَامُ عَلَيْكُم وَرَحْمَةُ اَللهِ وَبَرَكاتُهُ مجھے دو سوالات کے جوابات دے کر رہنمائی فرمائیں۔ میرا پہلا سوال یہ ہے کہ میری بیوی کے دادا کے…
Hammad Ibn Ismail Jogiat - Mufti Online21 Jun 2022
Going for hajj with one's son-in-law
Can a woman go for hajj with her son in law? Would a son in law be considered as a mahram?
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online19 Jun 2022
Woman travelling for hajj without a mahram
The ministry of hajj released an announcement that women can book to perform hajj without a mahram through the ‘women’s league’. Is this acceptable?…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online25 May 2022
Woman sitting in a room with non-mahram family members with her face covered
In a joint family, it permissible for a woman to sit in the room where members of the house, including her brother-in-law, have gathered? Is it…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Ibn Masood1 Apr 2022
Travelling to work without a Mahram
I am forced to travel for work as I do not have any Mahram unfortunately. I am a divorced woman without parents or siblings. My uncle’s have passed…
Mufti Mohammed Desai - Ibn Masood29 Mar 2022
Maternal uncle’s wife’s brothers becoming Mahram due to breastfeeding
If your maternal uncle’s (Mamajee) wife has to breastfeed a child, then will the maternal uncle’s wife’s brothers become Mahram to the breastfed…
Mufti Mohammed Desai - Ibn Masood29 Mar 2022
Being a Mahram to one’s foster sister’s daughter
Ahmed is an adopted child. Ahmed and Fatima were both breastfed by the same woman. Does Ahmed become a Mahram (uncle) to Fatima’s daughter?
Mufti Mohammed Desai - Ask Imaam15 Mar 2022
Is my uncle's wife Mahram?
Salaam can you tell me if my uncles wife is my mahram for me or not she is my mothers brothers wife she is also my mothers cousin.
Mudassir - Ibn Masood26 Feb 2022
Step-brothers are non-Mahram
Are my step-brother and his family members Ghair Mahram to me?
Mufti Mohammed Desai - Ibn Masood24 Jan 2022
Evaluating Mahr at the time of Nikah
I would like to know that when calculating the value of jewellery for Mahr, what price is taken into consideration? The price that was paid for the…
Mufti Mohammed Desai - Ibn Masood31 Dec 2021
Females travelling without a Mahram
My wife and minor children (which include my sons and daughter) want to undertake a journey to my in-laws abroad. I am unable to accompany them at…
Mufti Mohammed Desai - Mufti Online25 Dec 2021
Having meals with non-mahrams
Is it permissible for me to sit and eat with my girl cousins while her father, mother, brother and my mother are also seated there. Also, can I say…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Ask Imaam29 Nov 2021
Is a child born out of wedlock a Mahram to the adulterer's daughters?
Assalamualaikum. Respected Mufti Saheb, A man is married, while being married, he has an affair with another married lady, a child is born, a boy.…
Hasan Ahmed Razzak - Ibn Masood26 Nov 2021
Wife pardons Mahr under duress
A husband didn’t pay the Mahr that was due to his wife after marriage. He now constantly pressurizes her to pardon the Mahr that is due to her. If…
Mufti Mohammed Desai - Ask Imaam17 Nov 2021
Who is entitled to the Mahr?
I wanted to know who is entitled to the Mahr? The wife or the parents?
Hasan Ahmed Razzak - Mufti Online17 Nov 2021
Purdah in a joint family
How should I treat my patrilateral cousins? We have a joint family system, so my cousins live in the same house as mine. Is it okay to not wear a…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Ask Imaam4 Nov 2021
The limit (حد) one can communicate with a Non-Mahram
I'm just wanted to know what is the Shariah masalah with regards to talking to Na Mahram's . Like what is the حد in this matter.
M. Akhtar - Mufti Online23 Oct 2021Roman Urdu
Na mahram mard aur aurat eik doosre ko salaam karna
Raste (road) me chalte huwe mard ko koi aurat salaam kare to uska jawab dena kya waajib hai?
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online8 Sep 2021
The elder sister of the wife not being a mahram for the husband
I wanted to know if my wife's elder sister is a mahram to me and can she come in front of me or talk to me or we all family members can eat together…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Azaadville4 Sep 2021
Mahr Azwajun Nabi (Radiallahu Anhunna)
What is Mahr Azwajun Nabi, and what is the current value? Is it better to ask for Mahr Fatimi, or Mahr Azwajun Nabi?
- Azaadville14 Jul 2021
Step Children Being A Mahram For Their Step Mother
A woman is divorced. The ex-husbands children she cannot marry. But do they fall under Mahram? Children are 13/13 years old, Baaligh. They stay with…
- Mufti Online13 Jun 2021
Validity of nikaah if mahr was not mentioned at the time of nikaah
Zaid conducted the marriage of Zainab to Shuaib. But Zainab did not appoint Zaid as wakeel. However Zainab heard the ijab and qubool through the…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online7 Jun 2021Roman Urdu
Khandaan me shaadi karne se kiya bachche me genetic problems ho sakte hai?
Mera sawal hai ki science kehti hai ki agar cousin bhai behan shadi kare aur unke bacche ho aur wo bhi cousin marriage kare aur unke bacche ho aur…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Ask Imaam8 Mar 2021
Does mahr have to be announced in the khuṭbah?
Salam Mufti saheb. Does the Imam have to announce the amount of mahr I will pay to my fiancé in the kutba?
Ibn Aḥsan - Mufti Online11 Feb 2021
Is a foster daughter a mahram for her foster uncle?
Is a woman's foster children (i.e. the children she breastfed) who are female mahram for her biological brother?
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