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Fatwa #1932721 June 2011Canada

Is my nephew a mahram to me. My nephew is related to me only through marriage (my sister in laws son).

Question

I would like to know if my nephew is a mahram to me. My nephew is related to me only through marriage (my sister in laws son).

Answer

Assalāmu `alaikum Warahmatullāhi Wabrakatuh,

Your nephew in this particular situation (husband’s sister’s son) is not your mahram.[i]

And Allah Ta’āla Knows Best

Mawlana Faisal bin Abdul Hameed
Student, Darul Iftaa
Canada

Checked and Approved by,
Muftī Ebrahim Desai.
www.daruliftaa.net

[i]

وَتَحِلُّ لَهُ بِنْتُ الْعَمَّةِ وَالْخَالَةِ وَبِنْتُ الْعَمِّ وَالْخَالِ؛ لِأَنَّ اللَّهَ تَعَالَى ذَكَرَ الْمُحَرَّمَاتِ فِي آيَةِ التَّحْرِيمِ ثُمَّ أَخْبَرَ سُبْحَانَهُ وَتَعَالَى أَنَّهُ أَحَلَّ مَا وَرَاءَ ذَلِكَ بِقَوْلِهِ: {وَأُحِلَّ لَكُمْ مَا وَرَاءَ ذَلِكُمْ} [النساء: 24](بدائع الصنائع في ترتيب الشرائع - دار الكتب العلمية - 2/ 257)
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