Is sister husband mehram.
Mu' meneen Brothers and Sisters,
As Salaam Aleikum wa Rahmatullahi wa Barakatuh.
(May Allah's Peace, Mercy and Blessings be upon all of you)
One of our brothers/sisters has asked
this question:
i had
a question.. pls clarify..
is it
true that my sister's husband IS my MEHRAM? and can i have evidence from the
Quran and Hadith in this regard.
Is my
sister's husband my Mehram or not. If yes, why. If no, why?
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Answer:
Is sister husband
mehram
In the name of Allah, We praise Him, seek His
help and ask for His forgiveness. Whoever Allah guides none can misguide,
and whoever He allows to fall astray, none can guide them aright. We bear
witness that there is none worthy of worship but Allah Alone, and we bear
witness that Muhammad (saws) is His slave-servant and the seal of His
Messengers.
The Arabic term ‘mehram’ is derived from ‘haraam’ which
literally means something which is sacred, or sacrosanct, or prohibited. In the terminology of ‘Fiqh’ or Islamic
Jurisprudence a ‘mehram’ relative is one to whom marriage is absolutely and permanently
prohibited; and a ‘non-mehram’ is generally one to whom marriage is
permissible.
Allah says in the Holy
Quran Chapter 4 Surah Nisaa verses 22-23:
And do not marry at
all those women whom your father had married, though what has happened in the
past is excepted. This is an indecent
and abominable thing and an evil practice.
Forbidden to you are
your mothers, daughters, sisters,
paternal aunts, maternal aunts, brother’s daughters, sister’s daughters, your foster mothers who have given suckle to
you, your foster sisters who have taken
suckle with you, the mothers of your
wives, the daughters of your wives whom
you have brought up, the daughters of
your wives with whom you have conjugal relations, and it is not sinful for you to marry their
daughters (after having divorced them).
Also forbidden to you are the wives of your sons who are from your
loins, and it is unlawful for you to keep two real sisters as wives at one
and the same time, though what
has happened in the past is excepted,
for Allah is indeed Forgiving,
Merciful.
Beloved
sister, for your reference we will provide you with a list of the ‘mehram’
relatives of a woman:
Your
Question:…. Is my sister's husband my Mehram or not. If yes, why. If no,
why?
One’s sister’s husband is not amongst one’s ‘mehram’
relatives in Shariah; and absolutely every law and restriction which applies to
a non-mehram male member of the opposite gender would be applicable to one’s
sister’s husband.
Allah says in the Holy
Quran Chapter 4 Surah Nisaa verse 23 (part):
……and it is unlawful
for you to keep two real sisters as wives at one and the same time,…..
Although it is prohibited and unlawful in Islam for one to
marry and keep two real sisters as ones’ wives at one and the same time, this
prohibition is only temporary, not permanent. For example, if one marries a woman and one
divorces her or she dies, it would be lawful in Shariah for the same person to
marry the sister of his ex-wife….thus because marriage to one’s sister’s
(ex)husband is permissible in Shariah, one’s sister’s husband is not considered
one’s ‘mehram’.
A ‘mehram’ is one to whom marriage is permanently
prohibited (father, brother, sons, maternal/paternal uncles, etc.)
Whatever written of Truth and benefit is only
due to Allah’s Assistance and Guidance, and whatever of error is of me
alone. Allah Alone Knows Best and He is
the Only Source of Strength.
Your brother and
well wisher in Islam,
Burhan
