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Salam Alaikum,

Hamdulillah for this service. Having an online questions and answer facility for the public is a very helpful resource for many, May Allah bless those who maintain this service to Islam.

I have a question regarding the mahram issue.

Can i be a mahram to my mother`s cousin sister? her actual status is an aunt to me. Her mother and my mother’s mother (grandmother) are two sisters.

Will appreciate a quick reply with evidence and if any scholar has said anything about it.

And also, I would like to know the Saudi law regarding the above.

Jazakhullah

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Answer:

Is mothers cousin a mehram

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Your Question: ….Can i be a mahram to my mother`s cousin sister? her actual status is an aunt to me. Her mother and my mother’s mother (grandmother) are two sisters.

If there is no establishment of a ‘foster-relationship’, one’s mother’s cousin sister is not considered one’s ‘mehram’ in Islamic Law.

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Burhan