Dream - Have you ever heard the terms mahram and muhrim? Usually it refers to a man and a woman who do not have a blood or family relationship. Many people assume that mahram and muhrim are two words with the same meaning. In fact, these two words are different. This needs to be clarified so that it does not become more rooted and always considered the same by everyone who mentions it. So, what is the actual difference between mahram and muhrim?

Quoted from Jabar.nu.or.id, mahram is a woman who cannot be married or a woman who cannot invalidate ablution when in contact with the opposite sex. So, if there are two people who have a mahram relationship, it is allowed to touch each other, such as shaking hands. Meanwhile, muhrim in Arabic means the state of someone who has performed the hajj or umrah pilgrimage. So, muhrim is someone who is currently in the state of ihram during the hajj pilgrimage.

Mahram means all female relatives or siblings are mahram, except for females who fall under the category of nieces or cousins (from the father's side) and nieces or cousins (from the mother's side) and downwards. Here are the categories: Mother, grandmother, and upwards Daughter, granddaughter, and downwards Sister Children of male siblings and downwards

Anaknya saudara perempuan sampai ke bawah<br>Bibi (dari ayah). Tetapi, mulai dari anak bibi (sepupu) hingga ke bawah tidaklah mahram. Jadi, boleh dinikahi bibi (dari ibu). Sedangkan, mulai dari anak bibi (sepupu) sampai ke bawah bukan mahram, jadi boleh dinikahi.

This is divided into 5 categories:
Father-in-law
Stepchild (if the stepfather has had sexual intercourse with his wife)
Stepmother
Son-in-law
Stepsister.

The term mahram can be interpreted as a person who can protect a woman during the pilgrimage of Hajj. For example, a husband, a son, and so on. Meanwhile, muhrim is the person who has already worn the Hajj attire, also known as ihram. Some believe that mahram is a person who is designated as a security or companion for women who are going to perform the Hajj pilgrimage. When the term mahram is used together with the term muhrim, which means the Hajj pilgrimage with ihram, it creates an overlap.