am ▁is ▁reci pro cal . ▁All ▁other ▁relatives ▁are ▁considered ▁non - ma har im . ▁ ▁Leg al ▁esc ort s ▁of ▁women ▁during ▁journey ▁ ▁A ▁woman ▁may ▁be ▁leg ally ▁esc orted ▁during ▁a ▁journey ▁by ▁her ▁husband , ▁or ▁by ▁any ▁s ane , ▁adult ▁male ▁ma hr am ▁by ▁blood , ▁including ▁her ▁father , ▁grand father ▁or ▁other ▁male ▁ancest or ▁her ▁son , ▁grand son ▁or ▁other ▁male ▁desc endant ▁her ▁brother ▁her ▁uncle , ▁great ▁uncle , ▁or ▁uncle ▁from ▁a ▁previous ▁generation ▁the ▁son , ▁grand son , ▁or ▁other ▁desc endant ▁of ▁her ▁sib ling ▁ ▁R ules ▁ ▁Mah ram ▁A ▁Muslim ▁woman ' s ▁ma hr am ss ▁form ▁the ▁group ▁of ▁allow able ▁esc ort s ▁when ▁she ▁travel s . ▁An ▁adopted ▁brother ▁who ▁su ck led ▁from ▁the ▁mother ▁of ▁the ▁woman ▁is ▁ax iom atically ▁a ▁ma hr am . ▁ ▁For ▁a ▁sp ouse , ▁being ▁ma hr am ▁is ▁a ▁permanent ▁condition . ▁That ▁means , ▁for ▁example , ▁that ▁a ▁man ▁will ▁remain ▁ma hr am ▁to ▁his ▁ex - m other - in - law ▁after ▁divor cing ▁her ▁daughter . ▁ ▁Gay r ▁ma hr am ▁( non - ma hr am ) ▁An ▁adopted ▁sib ling ▁is ▁gh ay r ▁ma hr am , ▁and ▁marriage ▁is ▁allowed ▁to ▁an ▁adopted ▁sib ling ▁of ▁the ▁opposite ▁sex . ▁The ▁term ▁" ado pt ed " ▁means ▁those ▁children ▁who ▁are