Who is Mahram?

13-5-2002 | IslamWeb

Question:

I want to know what is right, can I see my wife's face or not?I want to know about Mahram and who is Mahram?

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Answer:

Praise be to Allah, the Lord of the World; and may His blessings and peace be upon our Prophet Muhammad and upon all his Family and Companions.

A 'Mahram' (unmarriageable person) is a person (male) with whom marriage is forbidden forever. Such a person can see, stay in seclusion, shake hands, travel, etc. with the woman for whom he is 'Mahram'. There are two exceptions for this ruling:
A) The woman after having separated through 'li'an' becomes forbidden forever for her husband, and alien to him, the rulings of 'Mahram' do not apply to her.
B) A wife is not among 'Mahaarem' for her husband but all the above rulings apply to a husband.
Allah knows best.