What is Mahram?

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In Islamic sharia legal terminology, a mahram (Arabic ãÍÑã, also transliterated mahrim or maharem) is an unmarriageable kin with whom sexual intercourse would be considered incestuous, a punishable taboo. Current usage of the term covers a wider range of people and mostly deals with the dress code practice of hijab. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mahram Apr 09 09, 8:34 PM

zbeckabee

Question: For a woman, who is her mahram? (please define 'mahram'). Who is allowed to see her without hijab? If she wears Parda, who is allowed to see her without parda? Answer: For a woman, her mahram is anyone who is connected to her by blood or fosterage and is permanently unlawful for her to marry. As such, the father, grandfather, brother, son, grandson, maternal and paternal uncles, nephews are all considered to be mahram to a woman. The husband is a mahram on account of marriage. Those who are mahram to the woman will be allowed to see her without hijab. Similarly, they will also be allowed to see her without the purdah if she wears it. http://www.theislamicnetwork.org/qanda_033.html Apr 09 09, 8:35 PM