I am a female scout. What is the Shariah's view?
Being a scout-member is not for Muslim girls. It is in violation of the Qur'aan's command to women: "(O Women!) Remain glued in your homes, and make not a display of yourselves as…
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Women's Masaail
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Is it permissible to wear high hair-styles and ponytail style under the Hijaab?
Wearing high hair styles under the Hijaab defeats the objective of Hijaab. It is haraam to wear such high and protruding hair styles under the Hijaab. Such females come under the…
Is Jihad also compulsory for women?
Jihad and Tableegh to the masses are not obligations which Islam places on females. Islam has made incumbent Jihad and Tableegh on only males. Even Jumuah Salaat, Jamaat Salaat and…
Some say that Niqaab was Fardh for the wives of Rasulullah (sallallahu alayhi wasallam) and that it is Sunnah for all other Muslim women.
What "some" say about the Niqaab is nonsense. Niqaab is compulsory for all women, beautiful or 'ugly'.
Is it permissible for a male patient to be diagnosed by a female doctor?
The world is infested with male doctors. There is an absolute glut of male medical practitioners. It is therefore not permissible for a female doctor to attend to a male patient in…
If a woman has to perform Salaat in a public place such as Musjidul Haraam, will it be permissible for her to don her Niqaab?
Normally it is not permissible for a woman to cover her face whilst performing Salaat in privacy. However, if there are ghair mahram males present, then it is necessary that she…
Is it permissible for a woman to get a belly-button piercing?
It is haraam and satanic for a woman to get a belly button piercing. Such a woman is accursed.
Is it permissible for women to travel by plane when it is known that they will have to submit to body scanners?
It is not permissible for women to go for Umrah and holidays if they will be submitted to such haraam, lewd, immoral searching methods.
Whilst The Majlis says that women are not allowed to drive, I have seen the wife of a prominent Maulana driving.
Your deeds and the deeds of the Maulana and of his wife are not our concern. Your deeds and your taubah are between yourself and Allah Ta'ala. Our duty is only to deliver the…
Many females have the problem of frequent discharge.
Leave aside the technical and medical details and intricacies which are explained in the fatwa. Let such technicalities be relegated to the text books.. No woman will be able to…
Does a 70 year old woman require a male mahram if she wants to go for Umrah?
A woman, even if she is 100 years old, always needs a mahram male to travel with. Without a mahram it is haraam for her to travel.
Is it permissible for a woman to cut her hair if it reaches her knees?
It is not permissible for a woman to cut her hair even if it reaches her knees. The opinion that she may cut it is erroneous.
If the lipstick does not contain any haraam ingredient and it also allows water to pass through to the lips, will it be permissible to use?
Women apply lipstick, not for their husbands. They apply lipstick when they go out of the house, and the intention is to attract gazes. Women who apply lipstick are akin to…
Is it permissible for a woman to give a lecture to the general public from behind a screen?
It is not permissible for a woman to give a lecture/wa'az to the general public even from behind a screen.
Is it allowed for my wife to expose her hair in the presence of my 9 year old brother?
It is not permissible for her to expose her hair to your brother even if he is 9 years old. Strict hijaab should be maintained for all cell-phone addicts even if they are 9 years…
A shaikh has organized group thikr for his female mureeds.
Firstly, it is haraam for this person who masquerades as a sheikh to have female mureeds. He is a danger to their hayaa and akhlaaq. The ladies who gather for group thikr and their…
A new kind of nail polish has been designed which is peelable, and can be removed when wudhu is necessary.
No! It is not permissible. An act can have more than one factor of prohibition. Even on the assumption that these substances are porous and peelable, it remains impermissible to…
If a sick Muslim woman has to choose between a pious male doctor or a non-Muslim female doctor, whom should she choose?
If the choice is between a non-Muslim female doctor and a pious Muslim male doctor, the Muslim woman has to incumbently go to the non-Muslim female doctor.
Is it haraam for a woman to drive if she is fully covered with burqah and her husband is with her?
Yes, it is haraam for a woman to drive even if she is fully covered in a burqah and even if she is with her husband.
It is mentioned in the kitaabs that a woman may leave the house without the permission of her husband during a naazilah.
Naazilah in the context of the mas'alah means a specific issue which requires an immediate answer, e.g. she does not know whether her current bleeding is haidh or istihaadhah; or…