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Details of Mahram Relation

D=Daughter; F=Father; H=Husband; M=Mother;O=Offspring=Son+Daughter; P=Parent; S=Son; Sb=Sibling=BrotherSister; Si=Sister; Sp=Spouse; W=Wife

Example: HFSbO Son = Husbands Fathers Siblings Offsprings Son

Orange background indicates Non-Mahram.

Green background indicates Mahram.

FP Brother

Brother

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Limits of organs to be covered for man:

In Salh: From the navel to the end of knees, including both.

Female:

In Salh: Limits of organs-to-be-covered for a free woman: entire body excluding the face, palms an

Rulings of Satr for womenIf sexual desire is involved, then the man should not look at any part of a womans body in cases/ro

and 4.

The outer garments should be large enough to hide all the organs-to-be-covered and loose-fitting e

cover even the shape, and highs and lows of those organs.

Non-Mahram: Some examplescousin (offspring of parents siblings), husbands brother, sisters h

husbands sisters husband, mothers sisters husband, fathers sisters husband, husbands parents

husbands parents sisters husband, husbands siblings son, etc.

Mahram: Present husband, father, parents father, parents brother, husbands father, son, offspring

husbands son from some other wife, daughter s husband, brother, sibling s son; any other person w

whom marriage is prohibited forever; Small children below the age of adolescence (usually less tha

years)

Source: Hall o Harm by Mauln Khlid Saifullh Rahmn (p. 187-188); Shara' Parde ki Haqqat by Muft 'Abdur Rahmn Bannr