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What is a Mahram?
The answer
A Mahram is an individual whom one is permanently prohibited from marrying.
In short: a mahram is someone one is permanently prohibited from marrying.
Explanation
Examples of mahram for a man: daughter, granddaughter, mother, grandmother, niece, aunty, mother in-law, grandmother in-law, daughter in-law, granddaughter in-law.
Examples of mahram for a woman: son, grandson, father, grandfather, nephew, uncle, father in-law, grandfather in-law, son in-law, grandson in-law.
And Allah knows best.
Darul Fiqh Team
Reviewed and approved by Mufti Faraz Adam
Based on the Hanafi school and on the question as it was asked. Another mufti may reach a different conclusion. Read the disclaimer.