QUESTION:
If one adopts a male child, can he be a Mahram for Hajj or Umrah?
ANSWER:
An adopted male child does not serve as a Mahram to his foster mother and she is therefore not permitted to travel with him. In fact, she is required to observe Purdah from the adopted child once he reaches maturity. Yes, if the adopted child was breastfed by his foster mother before reaching the age of two, then he will serve as a Mahram to her and in this instance, she may travel with him.
(البناية ج٩ ص١٤٦) والنظر على عورات الأجانب والمحرمات حرام
{حُرِّمَتْ عَلَيْكُمْ أُمَّهَاتُكُمْ وَبَنَاتُكُمْ وَأَخَوَاتُكُمْ وَعَمَّاتُكُمْ وَخَالَاتُكُمْ وَبَنَاتُ الْأَخِ وَبَنَاتُ الْأُخْتِ وَأُمَّهَاتُكُمُ اللَّاتِي أَرْضَعْنَكُمْ وَأَخَوَاتُكُمْ مِنَ الرَّضَاعَةِ وَأُمَّهَاتُ نِسَائِكُمْ وَرَبَائِبُكُمُ اللَّاتِي فِي حُجُورِكُمْ مِنْ نِسَائِكُمُ اللَّاتِي دَخَلْتُمْ بِهِنَّ فَإِنْ لَمْ تَكُونُوا دَخَلْتُمْ بِهِنَّ فَلَا جُنَاحَ عَلَيْكُمْ وَحَلَائِلُ أَبْنَائِكُمُ الَّذِينَ مِنْ أَصْلَابِكُمْ وَأَنْ تَجْمَعُوا بَيْنَ الْأُخْتَيْنِ إِلَّا مَا قَدْ سَلَفَ إِنَّ اللَّهَ كَانَ غَفُورًا رَحِيمًا}
ALLAH TA’ALA ALONE IN HIS INFINITE KNOWLEDGE KNOWS BEST!
ANSWERED BY:
Maulana Ahmed Saeed
Date: 17 Safr 1446 / 22 August 2024
CHECKED AND APPROVED BY:
Mufti Mohammed Desai Saheb
