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Miscellaneous | May 08, 2026 | 1 min read

Does Feeling Sexual During Non-Sexual Contact Cause Hurmat al-Musaharah in Hanafi Fiqh?

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Assalamu alaykum I wanted to know if hurmat e musahara had happened in this case according to the Hanafi Fiqh. I was holding something for my father and whilst his hands were in I felt sexual, has hurmat e musahara happened? Also there was this other time I was helping my dad and held out the packet for him. His hands were stuck in the packet so I had to take the packet out of my dad's hands, whilst I did this I felt sexual since I could feel the packet coming of his skin. What is the hukm of this and does the hukm change if the person in question has a hypersexuality disorder? Also if hurmat has happened, they can't tell their parents so how does one go forward? Is it permissable to adopt the shafi'yyah madhab in this case. JazakAllah

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Walekumussalam,

The situation you described does not establish hurmat al-musaharah according to Hanafi fiqh, because there was neither direct physical contact of the type upon which this ruling is based, as a packet or similar object was in between, nor was there any sexual desire from the father’s side. Mere feelings or a sexual sensation arising from one side alone do not establish hurmat al-musaharah, even if a person suffers from hypersexuality or intrusive sexual thoughts. Therefore, the marriage of the parents is unaffected, and such misgivings should be ignored.

Answered by

Mufti Tosif Qasmi

May 08, 2026 ¡ Updated June 30, 2026

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