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Hijab, Niqab & Purdah
628 fatawa from 7 South African Darul Iftas on Hijab, Niqab & Purdah, part of Dress, Beard & Adornment. Newest first; every fatwa links to the page where its Darul Ifta published it.
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Hijab, Niqab & Purdah fatawa — page 12 of 16
- Mufti Online29 Dec 2015
Hijaab in front of non-Muslim women
Please advise if necessary to wear hijaab in front of non-Muslim females. Verse in surah noor refers to "their women" is this interpreted as Muslim…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online29 Dec 2015Roman Urdu
Purda ka ihtimaam karna
Meri sawaal hai ke apne cousins se parda karna chahiye ya nahi agar wo age mein mujh se bade ho ya choty to kiya on se parda kerna chahiye ya nahi?…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online29 Dec 2015
Male teacher listening to female students
Is it permissible for Madrasah male teachers to listen to female students reading sabaq?
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online19 Dec 2015
Aamils touching women
Is it permissible for the Aamil (raaqi) to touch the woman for whom he is reciting ruqyah, even if she is with her mahram?
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online19 Dec 2015
Performing Salaah wearing three quarter pants under the kurta
Please advise if men can wear shorts under the kurta and read Salaah with it even if it is a bermuda and covers the satr till below the knees in. If…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online1 Dec 2015
Females covering their faces
Is it compulsory for a female to cover her face before non-mahrams?
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online25 Nov 2015Roman Urdu
Na mahram lowgo ke saat purdah ka ihtimaam karna
Maine khwaab daikha ke masjid gae hun apne khala ke beti ke sath. Mere ghar ke sath jo masjid hain wahan gaey hen hum dono owr wo wahan shama roshan…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online17 Nov 2015
Dreaming of lice in one's hair
I saw a dream about two weeks ago. In the morning between 9 and 11 am I saw that I am sitting with some relatives and my mother and talking…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online29 Oct 2015Roman Urdu
Awrat ke haat owr paaw purda me shaamil he?
عورت کے ھاتھ اور پاون پردے مین شامل هین کیا؟
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online29 Oct 2015
Performing Salaah wearing only a kurta with with no pants
Is it permissible to read namaaz with just a kurta and no pants and underwear underneath it?
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online26 Oct 2015
Women covering their faces, hands, etc
What is the law for women to cover face, hands and Feet. If there is a law for covering face, hands and feet then kindly give the detailed reference…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online17 Oct 2015
Women attending the ta'leem
I have a question, at times I notice women in purdah walking on the road and I don't feel comfortable about it. I was told that because their…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online14 Oct 2015
Going for maths tuition to an old ghair mahram woman
Is it permissible for a baaligh male to receive maths tuition from a 60 year old ghair mahram woman?
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online2 Sep 2015Roman Urdu
Biwi ki phopho or khala se purda
Mujhe ye maloom karna ha ke meri saggi phopho or saggi khala ka mery shohar se sharae parda ha yani wo un ke mehrum hai ke na mehrum or ye bhi…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online18 Aug 2015
Old man patting a young girl on the head
Is it permissible for an old person around 70 years to pat on the head out of affection a girl 25 years of age on the head.
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online15 Aug 2015
Avoiding all contact with the ex-husband
My mother and father have been divorced for more than 40 years. My mother has remarried and divorced about 8 years ago. My father has also remarried…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online8 Aug 2015
Woman covering her hair in front of na mahrams
I have been suffering serious honor violence after my divorce. Some invalid marriage contracts have been done and now they spread false information…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online4 Aug 2015
Segregation between men and women
Males are seated on one side of a hall and females are seated on another. The tables are arranged such that the backs of the males are facing the…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online3 Jun 2015Roman Urdu
Aurat ka satr dowsre aurat ke saamne
1. Palaking jis shape ma ho or jitny moti ho utnay hi ma sirf saaf clean kar li jaye to ki jayez he? Kehty he ke shape bnana or bareek karna gunah…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online2 Jun 2015Roman Urdu
Interview ke lia purada utaarna
Mei UAE mei rehti hoon aur proper naqab krti hoon. But maali halaat ki waja se mujeh job dhoondna par rahi hai. Aur mujeh naqab khol ke interviewsk…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online2 Jun 2015
Being in contact with a non-mahram
Is it permissible for a girl to make a non-mahram her friend? To talk to him, care for him and treat him like her brothers with no bad intentions or…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online28 May 2015
Screencasts
A screencast is a digital recording of computer screen output, also known as a video screen capture, often containing audio narration. It is…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online25 May 2015
Performing Salaah in one's underpants
I visited a senior sheikh in Cape Town who qualified in Al Azhar Egypt. The sheikh asked me to stay the night at his house. We made fajr salaah at…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online25 May 2015
Purda from son in-law's / daughter in-law's father
Does a woman need to observe purda from the father of her son/daughter-in-law?
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online23 May 2015
Performing Salaah wearing a short sleeve kurta
Is it proper to read Salaah wearing a kurta that has short sleeves?
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online20 May 2015
The place of women
Could you please tell me is there a need for segregation between non mahram male and females in academic discussions and conferences? The content of…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online19 May 2015
Women travelling with a man
Can two women travel in a car with a man who is not mahram for both for a short distance?
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online10 May 2015
Looking at na-mahram men
1) Is it permissible for a woman to look at non mahram men if there is no fear of lust? 2) Is it permissible for a woman to look at one's spiritual…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online28 Apr 2015
Performing Salaah with jeans
Is it impermissible to wear jeans during the namaz and also not to fold the jeans upto the heel?
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online24 Apr 2015
Observing purdah with ghair mahrams
Must a male observe hijaab from the following? (1) Ghair Mahrams that are past child bearing age. (2) Ghair Mahram relatives that are past child…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online24 Apr 2015
Mixing freely with cousins and na mahrams
Amongst Indian, Pakistani and Bangladeshi Muslims in the west, there is the notion that brother in laws and sister in laws can mix or male and…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online23 Apr 2015
Observing purdah from na mahrams
Can a women don the niqaab if it pleases her husband? Would she be sinful for seeking the pleasure of her husband? Could one link the pleasure of…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online18 Apr 2015
Wearing purdah
Is there a specified age for a female to wear purdah? Is it ok for a female at the age of 50 to start doning the niqaab. What are the stipulated…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online25 Mar 2015
Clothing which has pictures of animate objects
If you use clothing that has pictures with eyes and you cover it by wearing a jacket or jubbah, is your salaat valid?
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online25 Mar 2015
Observing purdah from na mahrams
1. My mahram doesn't wear a hijaab and when she comes to stay at our home, my male relative (she is also his mahram) brings her to and fro from her…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online17 Mar 2015
Performing Salaah with clothing that have pictures of animate objects
I read that using clothing with animate pictures are haram. Are we allowed to read salaah with a picture of an animal but it doesn't have the eyes…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online11 Mar 2015
Pants below the ankles
1) If you pull up your pants to ensure that it remains above your ankles before going down for rukhu or sajda, does it break your salaat? 2) If your…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online7 Mar 2015
Reciting more verses in the second rakaat
If an imam recites the 1st 15 verses (i.e. 1st ruku) from (1-15) of Surah Maryam in his 1st rakaat of fajr salah and in his second rakat recites 25…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online7 Mar 2015
Women presenters on radio stations
Is it permissible to listen to the voice of a non-mahram female? Often, there is a female reading the news on the radio. Can one listen to this or…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online3 Mar 2015
Chatting with non-mahrams on whatsapp
Is it correct for a married woman in Islam to have male friends or a married man to have female friends and correspond with them one-on-one on…
Mufti Zakaria Makada
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