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Mahram Relatives
Status of Maternal Aunt in Islam
The maternal aunt has a high status in Islam, which is similar to that of the mother. You should show kindness, honour, and uphold ties of kinship with your maternal aunt.SaveCan a disbeliever be regarded as a mahram for his Muslim sister when travelling?
Conclusion: your brother may be your mahram for the purpose of travel if he is trustworthy. We ask Allah, may He be exalted, to guide him. And Allah knows best.SaveIs the son of a half-sister regarded as a mahram?
SaveThe sister of the wife's grandfather and the sister of her grandmother are forbidden for the husband in marriage as her paternal and maternal aunt are forbidden for him
SaveIs my father a mahram to the wife of my half-brother through my mother?
SaveThe maternal and paternal uncles of the husband are not mahrams to the wife
SaveThe ruling on castration
SaveThe father’s (ex-)wife is a mahram to his sons even if she did not bear him any children
SaveThe husband’s grandfather is one of his wife’s mahrams
SaveA woman’s maternal uncle and paternal uncle are mahrams to her and her daughters
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