Fatwa ID: 06919

 

Answered by: Mufti Nazrul Islam

 

Question:

 

If the father touches the bare skin of his stepdaughter with lust because he thought that was his wife but he moves away his hand immediately when he knows that was his stepdaughter, not his wife. The lust was for the wife not for the stepdaughter. Will it constitute hurmat musharat.

 

 

In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful

 

Answer:

 

In principle the Nikah should break due to the condition of Hurmat Musaharah was found according to the mainstream Hanafi scholars. (1)

 

However, some of the jurists take a more lenient approach as due to the changing of times, increase in sins, people becoming more corrupt and not having the level of Taqwah amongst people as before.

 

 

The Prophet Sallallahu Alahi Wasalm said;

“Allah has forgiven my nation for mistakes and forgetfulness, and what they are forced to do.”

Ibn Majah 2045

 

Because this was an honest mistake in the situation mentioned above, we can take a softer approach for this specific case and the marriage did not break. (2)

 

 

Only Allah knows best.

Written by Mufti Nazrul Islam

Checked and approved by Mufti Mohammed Tosir Miah

Darul Ifta Birmingham

 

 

 

 

 (١)وَكَمَا تَثْبُتُ هَذِهِ الْحُرْمَةُ بِالْوَطْءِ تَثْبُتُ بِالْمَسِّ وَالتَّقْبِيلِ وَالنَّظَرِ إلَى الْفَرْجِ بِشَهْوَةٍ، كَذَا فِي الذَّخِيرَةِ. سَوَاءٌ كَانَ بِنِكَاحٍ أَوْ مِلْكٍ أَوْ فُجُورٍ عِنْدَنَا، كَذَا فِي الْمُلْتَقَطِ.

ثُمَّ لَا فَرْقَ فِي ثُبُوتِ الْحُرْمَةِ بِالْمَسِّ بَيْنَ كَوْنِهِ عَامِدًا أَوْ نَاسِيًا أَوْ مُكْرَهًا أَوْ مُخْطِئًا، كَذَا فِي فَتْحِ الْقَدِيرِ

الفتاوى الهندية ج١، ص٢٧٤، المطبعة الكبرى الأميرية ببولاق مصر

 

 

(2)وهذا كما في حرمة المصاهرة بالمس، فان اتفق لأحد ذالك من غير قصد -و العياذ بالله-واشتد عليه الفراق من اهلها وعيالها على مذهب الحنفية فيها، ينبغي أن يجوز للمفتي أن يفتي له خاصا بمذهب الشافعية دفعًا للحرج، لكن الأحوط أن يعمل فيه بالشرط الذي ذكره المصنف العلام حفظه الله تعالى و رعاه من المشاورة مع العلماء الراسخين. وهذا على رأيي، ولم أره مصرّحا، فليراجع.

الفتح الرباني تعليق أصول الإفتاء وآدابه ص ٢٤٩

 

 

Please refer to the specific Hurmat Musaharah Fatwa on Darul Ifta Birmingham http://daruliftabirmingham.co.uk/home/a-specific-hurmat-musaharah-case/