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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Mufti Online647Ask Imaam173Ibn Masood17Jamiat KZN8Camperdown8Azaadville5MUBZ1MJC1Amjadi1

Whom One May Marry fatawa — page 6 of 22

  1. Mufti Online19 Jun 2019

    Marrying a girl that was breastfed by one's mother

    Can I marry a girl who has been breastfed by my mother only once, she is 6 years younger than me.

    Mufti Ebrahim Salejee
  2. Mufti Online18 Jun 2019

    Hurmat-e-musaaharah becoming established through looking at the private part of a woman

    1. What is the private part of a female that by looking at it hurmat can take place? 2. If a woman is wearing full clothes in a picture or in real…

    Mufti Ebrahim Salejee
  3. Mufti Online17 Jun 2019

    Will hurmat-e-musaaharah become established through shaking hands with an old woman?

    If a person has a stomach issue, when he eats spicy or high calories foods, he gets some white drops coming out from his penis in a normal state…

    Mufti Ebrahim Salejee
  4. Mufti Online17 Jun 2019

    Husband kissing his stepdaughter

    Please advise if a man touches or kisses his stepdaughter then what is the ruling in Islam?

    Mufti Ebrahim Salejee
  5. Mufti Online16 Jun 2019

    Performing umrah without a mahram

    My mother's age is 59 years and she wishes to do umrah but we have financial resources of only one person to perform umrah. I do not have money to…

    Mufti Ebrahim Salejee
  6. Mufti Online15 Jun 2019

    Being attracted to mahrams

    Why do I feel attracted to mahrams also?

    Mufti Ebrahim Salejee
  7. Mufti Online14 Apr 2019

    Will hurmat-e-musaaharah be established through fantasizing?

    If a boy is masturbating and during masturbation he imagines a woman in his mind and he did not touch that woman with lust. So would this man be…

    Mufti Zakaria Makada
  8. Mufti Online11 Apr 2019

    Marrying a chaste woman after committing zina

    I got into a debate with a person who has quoted from the Quraan about the topic on fornication. She stated that according to her understanding of…

    Mufti Ebrahim Salejee
  9. Mufti Online6 Apr 2019

    Will hurmat-e-musaaharah be established through sodomy

    1. If a son and father commit sodomy with each other, is it permissible for the son's (who committed sodomy with his father) children/grandchildren…

    Mufti Ebrahim Salejee
  10. Mufti Online4 Apr 2019

    Marrying one's brother's wife after his demise

    If my brother died, can I marry his wife?

    Mufti Zakaria Makada
  11. Ask Imaam2 Apr 2019

    My cousin raped me and forced me to sign a marriage document

    Asala mulikum. I wanted to ask you views about a complicated issue. A girl was raped by her own maternal cousin. Later on he made her sign a…

    Muhammad I.V Patel
  12. Mufti Online31 Mar 2019Roman Urdu

    Mahram ka ma'na

    Aurat ke liye na mahram kon hoti he? Aur un se parde ka kiya hukm he?

    Mufti Ebrahim Salejee
  13. Mufti Online31 Mar 2019

    Marrying one's step brother's daughter

    I have a step brother from my father's second wife and he has a daughter same age as me. Am I allowed to marry her? Her mother (my step brother's…

    Mufti Ebrahim Salejee
  14. Mufti Online24 Mar 2019

    Touching one's sister or brother's wife with lust

    1.If someone touched his brother's wife with lust. Will this break his brother's marriage with his wife? Are their children/grandchildren, etc.…

    Mufti Ebrahim Salejee
  15. Mufti Online19 Mar 2019

    Touching one's mother with lust

    1. I know that if someone touches his mother with lust, it will break his parents marriage. I want to know if it is permissible for his (the one who…

    Mufti Ebrahim Salejee
  16. Mufti Online19 Mar 2019

    Old woman going with a group of ladies for hajj

    My sister in law is over 60 and got accredited for hajj this year. She does not have a mahram. She was supposed to go with her brother but his name…

    Mufti Ebrahim Salejee
  17. Mufti Online7 Mar 2019

    Touching one's brother's wife with lust

    If someone touches his brother's wife with lust, will this nullify his brother's marriage?

    Mufti Ebrahim Salejee
  18. Mufti Online7 Mar 2019

    Touching one's sister with lust

    If someone touched his own married or unmarried sister with lust, will this nullify his sister's marriage? If she is unmarried at that time (when…

    Mufti Ebrahim Salejee
  19. Mufti Online6 Mar 2019

    Marrying a woman who committed zina

    I am planning on marrying a woman. But recently she told me she had sex and she has never been married. Islamically is it permissible for me to…

    Mufti Ebrahim Salejee
  20. Mufti Online5 Mar 2019Roman Urdu

    Ghair mahram ko dekhna, baat karna aur hug karna

    1. Nazare bad ya phir yu bhi kahe ke ghair mahram ko daikna 2. Ghair mahram se phone pe baat karna 3. Ghair mahram ke haat ko shake karna ya hug…

    Mufti Ebrahim Salejee
  21. Mufti Online4 Mar 2019

    Adulterer marrying a chaste woman

    I'm a 26 year old Muslim man. I committed zina multiple times with a Hindu female friend after which I felt guilty and asked Allah for forgiveness.…

    Mufti Ebrahim Salejee
  22. Mufti Online3 Mar 2019

    Father committing sodomy with his son

    If a son and father commits sodomy with each other, will this nullify the father's marrige with the son's mother?

    Mufti Zakaria Makada
  23. Mufti Online3 Mar 2019

    Hurmat-e-musaaharah becoming established through touching a woman with lust

    I had read that hurmat-e-musaharah take place only if there was a lawful relationship. I just saw a post that if a man committed zina with a women…

    Mufti Zakaria Makada
  24. Mufti Online3 Mar 2019

    Touching one's wife's niece with lust

    A person touched his wife's sister's daughter (his wife's niece) with lust when she was 15 years old. His wife now wishes to get her son married to…

    Mufti Zakaria Makada
  25. Mufti Online2 Mar 2019

    Father in law seeing daughter in law's chest

    A woman's husband's parents are sleeping in the same room as the woman (their daughter in law) and her husband (their son). It has been almost 3…

    Mufti Ebrahim Salejee
  26. Mufti Online23 Feb 2019

    Committing sodomy with one's cousin

    If someone commits sodomy with his cousin brother (his mother's brother's son ). Will this nullify his parents marriage?

    Mufti Zakaria Makada
  27. Mufti Online19 Feb 2019Roman Urdu

    Razaa'at ki wajah se nikaah ki hurmat

    Ek shakhs ne do shaadiya ki. Doosri biwi ki do aulad he, ek beta aur ek beti. Ab pehli biwi ne doosri biwi ki beti ke beti ko apna doodh pilaya do…

    Mufti Ebrahim Salejee
  28. Mufti Online10 Feb 2019

    Marrying a non-Muslim girl

    I have done a civil marriage with a non Muslim girl who will convert to Islam, but has not yet converted due to some financial problem. I have tried…

    Mufti Ebrahim Salejee
  29. Mufti Online7 Feb 2019

    Hurmat-e-musaaharah

    For hurmat-e-musaaharah to take place, do both parties have to be of age?

    Mufti Ebrahim Salejee
  30. Mufti Online4 Feb 2019

    Marrying one's first wife's niece

    I know a person who is married to 2 wives. The relation between the two wives is aunt and niece i.e. the second wife is the first wife's niece (that…

    Mufti Ebrahim Salejee
  31. Mufti Online3 Feb 2019

    Hurmat-e-musaaharah

    I read about the Islamic ruling that a man should not touch his mother-in-law, and if he does that, his relationship with his wife will forever…

    Mufti Ebrahim Salejee
  32. Mufti Online3 Feb 2019

    Woman hugging her non-Muslim brothers and talking to them

    I embraced Islam a few years ago. My brothers aren't Muslims. Will it still be permissible for me to hug them, talk to them, etc.?

    Mufti Ebrahim Salejee
  33. Mufti Online31 Jan 2019

    Marrying a man who touched one's mother with lust

    I got a proposal from a good, religious man. Ten years ago he once touched my mothers hand with a sinful/lustful intention not more than that. And…

    Mufti Zakaria Makada
  34. Jamiat KZN30 Jan 2019

    Marriage to the father’s cousin

    Q. Can I marry my grandmothers (fathers side) sisters daughter, my fathers cousin?

    Mufti Ismaeel Bassa
  35. Mufti Online28 Jan 2019

    Hurmat-e-musaaharah

    I had a big discussion about hurmat musaharat with a scholor of the Shafi school of thought. There exists absolutely different opinions about this…

    Mufti Ebrahim Salejee
  36. Mufti Online17 Jan 2019

    Marrying one's foster niece

    If someone wants to marry his cousins daughter, but she was breastfed by the elder sister of the person who wants to marry, does Islam allow this…

    Mufti Zakaria Makada
  37. Mufti Online15 Jan 2019

    Lineage of a child born through marrying one's mahram

    If a person married his mahram and children were then born from this relationship, will the nasab (lineage) of the children be established from the…

    Mufti Zakaria Makada
  38. Mufti Online15 Jan 2019

    Marrying one's daughter or step-daughter

    Can a husband marry his stepdaughter or even his own daughter and the marriage still be valid with his wife?

    Mufti Zakaria Makada
  39. Mufti Online14 Jan 2019

    Marrying one's student

    I am a Muslim and 29 years old. I was an engineering student and during my bachelors education I used to teach Science Subjects to Intermediate…

    Mufti Ebrahim Salejee
  40. Mufti Online24 Dec 2018

    Travelling with one's mother and her mahram

    Is it permissable to travel with your mother's mahram whilst your mother is present? I don't have a mahram who can take me to go and see my sick…

    Mufti Zakaria Makada

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