Milk brother's children and foster child being one's mahram
Question
I'd like to know the following:
1. Is a woman's milk brother's children her mahaarim?
2. Are the children of your foster son your mahaarim?
Answer
1. Yes. They are your mahrams.
2. As above.
And Allah Ta'ala (الله تعالى) knows best.
- Answered by
- Mufti Zakaria Makada
- Checked & approved by
- Mufti Ebrahim Salejee (Isipingo Beach)
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