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{{Short description|Muslim's non-marriageable kin in Islamic law}} {{hatnote group| {{distinguish|Maharam (disambiguation){{!}}Maharam}} {{about|a male social role in Islam| adult female escort for unmarried women in Western tradition|Chaperone (social)}} }} {{italic title}} {{Fiqh|etiquette|state=collapsed}} In [[Islam]], a {{transliteration|ar|'''''mahram'''''}} ({{langx|ar|Ω ΨΨ±Ω }}) is a family member with whom [[marriage in Islam|marriage]] would be considered permanently unlawful (''[[haram]]''). A woman does not need to wear [[hijab]] around her mahram or spouse, and an adult male mahram or husband may escort a woman on a journey, although an escort may not be obligatory.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Mahram - Oxford Islamic Studies Online|url=http://www.oxfordislamicstudies.com/article/opr/t125/e1391|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210121224443/http://www.oxfordislamicstudies.com/article/opr/t125/e1391|url-status=dead|archive-date=January 21, 2021|access-date=2021-01-16|website=www.oxfordislamicstudies.com}}</ref>
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