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IRSYAD HUKUM SIRI KE 331 : MAKSUD MAHRAM SEMENTARA
What is meant by a temporary mahram and what are its legal implications?
Short answer
Fundamentally, the term temporary mahram does not exist. Mahram status arises only from three causes, namely lineage, breastfeeding and marriage ties, and it is permanent, carrying the effects of prohibition of marriage, permissible skin contact and permissible seclusion.
A reference, not a fatwa. First sentence of the summary below — read the original fatwa and consult your state authority before acting.
- Authority
- Federal Territories Mufti Office
- Date
- Status
- Opinion (irsyad)
- Series
- Irsyad al-Hukum (Umum)
- Topic
- Marriage & Family
No evidence of gazettement in the source — this is not a gazetted fatwa.
Summary
Fundamentally, the term temporary mahram does not exist. Mahram status arises only from three causes, namely lineage, breastfeeding and marriage ties, and it is permanent, carrying the effects of prohibition of marriage, permissible skin contact and permissible seclusion. A wife's sisters, a husband's brothers, a wife's aunts and a husband's uncles are not mahram, but the fatwa describes them as temporarily prohibited (muaqqat) for marriage. For a wife's sisters, the fatwa cites the ban on combining two sisters in Surah al-Nisa' verse 23, while for a wife's aunts it cites the hadith forbidding combining a woman with her aunt.
Written in our own words from the original fatwa — check the source before acting on it.
Sebagai kesimpulan, kami menyatakan bahawa pada asasnya tidak terdapat istilah mahram sementara, melainkan mahram itu hanyalah disebabkan tiga faktor iaitu nasab, susuan, atau musaharah
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How to cite
Cite the original fatwa and its authority. Rujuk Fatwa is only where you found it.
Federal Territories Mufti Office. “IRSYAD HUKUM SIRI KE 331 : MAKSUD MAHRAM SEMENTARA”, 13 November 2019. https://muftiwp.gov.my/ms/artikel/irsyad-hukum/umum/3790-irsyad-al-fatwa-siri-ke-331-maksud-mahram-sementara. Found via Rujuk Fatwa: https://rujukfatwa.com/en/fatwa/meaning-of-temporary-mahram-and-ruling/