Marriage · Subtopic
Whom One May Marry
861 fatawa from 9 South African Darul Iftas on Whom One May Marry, 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.
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Whom One May Marry fatawa — page 18 of 22
- Mufti Online7 Nov 2013
Marrying one's former wife who later on married a Hindu
My wife and I divorced. She went on to marry a Hindu through a hindu ceremony in India and now wants to come back to me. Is this possible Islamically?
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online3 Nov 2013
Marrying Hindus and Non-Muslims
If a person marries a non Muslim who doesn't convert to Islam even after marriage and also marries his Muslim sister to a hindu. Is that person and…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online29 Oct 2013
Staying in a foreign country without a mahram
A woman travels with a mahram to another country. Her mahram returns. Now she stays alone in the foreign country without any mahram or any male…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online26 Oct 2013
Marrying one's father's daughter
My mum got married to my dad when she was very young. I was a result of that marriage that didn't last. After few years my she married a man that…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online22 Oct 2013Roman Urdu
Na mahram se baat karna
Me kisi larky ko bohot pasand karti hun aur us sy shadi kerna chahti hun. Wo bhi mujy pasand krta gai mgr ab wo khta h k jahan usk ghr waly kahin gy…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online9 Oct 2013
Taking one's mother and father in-law for Umrah
Can my mother and my husbands father go for umrah with us?
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online9 Oct 2013
Marriage between foster brother and sister
If a women has breast fed two children they both cannot marry each other but one child has got breast feeding from the women directly and due to…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online6 Oct 2013
Marrying a girl who has reverted to Islam
My question is if a non Muslim girl accepts Islam then will marrying her be accepted in Islam?
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Ask Imaam2 Oct 2013
Is it permissible for me to reconcile with my non-Muslim husband?
I reverted to Islam almost 2 years ago. My husband & 3 daughters are Christian. We are presently separated & divorcing, because as a Muslim woman I…
Fahad Abdul Wahab - Mufti Online1 Oct 2013
Marrying a girl who was engaged to one's cousin
There is a girl whom my cousin was previously in love with. The whole family knew and since he was still studying, the family wanted to marry them…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online1 Oct 2013
Non-Muslim changing his name
My friend has recently reverted to Islam and the question has been asked if he has to change his name or he can keep his name? Also, he is soon to…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online30 Sep 2013
Marrying a Hindu girl who intends embracing Islam in order to get married
If a hindu girl is ready to convert to Islam just to marry a muslim boy she loves, is it ok to marry her?
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online30 Sep 2013
Thinking of a na-mahram girl
I used to like a girl when I was 9 years old and now I am 15. So still I like that girl and her thoughts just make me cry. So the question is that…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Ask Imaam24 Sep 2013
Can my wife travel on the plane without a mahram?
I am staying in Dubai and I want to bring my wife. Can she travel in the plane without mahram. Her father will be leaving her in the airport and I…
Zameelur Rahman - Ask Imaam19 Sep 2013
Is it permissible to accept gifts from ghair mahram?
I want to ask that is taking hadiya (gifts) from ghair mehram lawful?
Nabeel Valli - Mufti Online17 Sep 2013
Purdah between in-laws
Is purdah (hijab) to be observed between the father of the husband and and mother of the wife?
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online7 Sep 2013
Marrying a non-Muslim for visa purposes
Does Islam allow one to marry to non muslim or muslim girl just to seek visa settlement and make a deal with her and pay her for that. After getting…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online5 Sep 2013
Marrying the stepmother's daughter
Please first understand the whole story then give me an answer. My sister is married to my uncle (father's brother’s brother in-law). Before my…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online27 Aug 2013
Mahram for Hajj
I just turned 16. Can I be my mums mahram because I want to go for hajj with her.
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online24 Aug 2013
Purdah between husband's and wife's children from previous marriages
Is there purdah between the husband's baligh son and the wife's baligh daughter from a previous marriage? Would they become milk brothers and…
- Mufti Online18 Aug 2013
Purdah
Is purdah fard for women?
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online25 Jun 2013
Travelling without a mahram
I am living in Riyadh. I want to go for umrah from Riyadh. My brother is in Makkah and my sister is in Jeddah. Can I travel for umrah with my…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online22 Jun 2013Roman Urdu
Na mahram mard se baat karna owr ghalat talluq rakna
Mai buhut bari gunaahgaar hun. Mai nay apnay shohar ka dil doosri dafa buhut buri tarah say thora hai, mai aesa nahi chahti or na hi ye jaan k karti…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Jamiat KZN20 Jun 2013
Can a Muslim woman marry a non-Muslim man?
Is it permissible and is there any leeway in Sharia for a Muslim woman to marry a non-Muslim man? Recently in the UK some Imams and so called…
- Mufti Online14 Jun 2013
Speaking freely and being casual with one's sister in-law
I was like kind of attracted to my sister in-law. About a year back my wife and I where having an argument. She was telling me that she does not…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online11 Jun 2013
Marrying a Christian or Jewish woman
Can you get married to a Christian or Jewish woman? What are the Islamic laws in regard to marrying a Christian or Jewish woman?
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online10 Jun 2013
Touching one's mother in law's body with lust
Someone touched his mother in-law's body with thoughts and feelings of lust. Will hurmat-e-musaaharah be established?
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online10 Jun 2013
My father married a woman who I was previously involved with
My dad married a woman I was involved with. We had a 1 night not even a night (20 minutes in the back of my car). He had no way of knowing. She…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online29 May 2013
Can I make dua for a non-Muslim to accept Islam? I wish to marry him.
Can I pray for a non-muslim guy to accept Islam. I want to get married to that guy if he accepts Islam.
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online29 May 2013
Does a woman have to make purdah from her late husbands father?
Does the daughter in law have to observe purdah in the presence of the father-in-law after her husband has died? (Meaning the father-in-law was the…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online27 May 2013
Muslim woman marrying a non-muslim man
Is it permissible for a Muslim woman to marry a non-muslim man?
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online22 May 2013Roman Urdu
Khala ki larki ke sath nikah
Kiya khala ki larki ke sath nikah ho sakta he?
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online15 May 2013
Is my grandfather's sister mahram?
Is the sister of my grandfather mahram to me?
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online6 May 2013
Mahrams
Please confirm if the following is correct. Relationship Mahram For Me For Wife elder sister of my father YES YES younger sister of my father YES…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online2 May 2013
Observing purdah from one's brother in-law
My brother in law always shows anger on me and whenever he sits with others he want to show I am a little girl. He is a regular namazi but his…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Ask Imaam24 Apr 2013
Can I travel without a Mahram upon my father’s insistence?
Two of my brothers wedding is in India in a few months time. My husband is saying if i want to go for the wedding, i should go alone .I dont want to…
Mufti Abrar Mirza - Mufti Online23 Apr 2013
Girl getting married to a non-Muslim
Our 19 year old daughter has run away with a christian boy. She made herself pregnant by him. (HARAM) She has had alhamdulillah good education on…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online22 Apr 2013
Marrying my cousin
I am engaged to the daughter of the sister of my father. In my child hood, mother of my father used to put her breast nipple in my mouth, whenever I…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online21 Apr 2013
Purda from foster relations
I have been adopted by my Paternal Uncle (fathers brother) due to him not having any children. My Uncles wife did breastfeed me, making her my…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online21 Apr 2013
Brother and sister from different mothers
Could you please explain according to hanafi maslak. The below issue belongs to my friend: His father-in-law has two wives. 1 son is belongs to the…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee
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