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Family, women & children fatwa
Questions about family life: parents and children, upbringing, the rulings of haidh and nifaas, pregnancy, women’s rights and duties, and caring for orphans and relatives.
5,295 fatawa from 10 South African Darul Iftas (topics are assigned from each Darul Ifta’s own categories and titles, so the count is approximate). Every fatwa links to the page where its Darul Ifta published it.
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Most-asked on this topic
- Who are a woman's mahrams?
- How should I choose a name for my child?
- Is it permissible for a woman to work?
- Can a woman travel or drive without a mahram?
- What are the Islamic rules on adoption?
- Must I obey my parents in everything?
- What does Islam say about disciplining children?
- Can I cut ties with relatives who harm me?
Family, Women & Children fatawa from each Darul Ifta
- Mufti Online8 Oct 2026
The position and rewards of women in deen
There is an Islamic page on facebook. When I joined this page, I came to know that there are men who insult women based on some Ahaadith. Again and…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - AskImam25 Oct 2025
Is it okay if my child watches educational cartoons to aid their mental development?
Assalamualaikum Wa Rahmatullahi Wa Barakathu, Mufti Sahab. My question is about what would be the best way to teach children. I have read that…
Ibn Aḥsan - Jamiat KZN6 Oct 2026
Is it permissible to issue Talaaq to a woman who is pregnant or just after she gives birth?
Is it permissible to issue Talaaq to a woman who is pregnant or just after she gives birth and from when is the Iddah started and calculated?
Mufti Muhammed Hamza Farooqui - Ibn Masood16 Sep 2026
Items Purchased For One’s Child
My daughter left home over a year ago to pursue a Haraam relationship with her stepfather. She subsequently took all her possessions with her. I…
Mufti Abdul Kader Fazlani - Azaadville24 Apr 2026
Distribution Of Assets To Children In A Person’s Lifetime
Does a person have to distribute his assets equally amongst all his children if he gives it during his lifetime or can he give more to his sons and…
- Camperdown10 Oct 2026
Dispute Between the Surviving Partner and the Deceased Partner’s Family
Two brothers were partners in business. One passed away. I explained to them that the partnership is over. However the other brother says there is…
Abdour-Rahmaan Lim Voon Heek - MJC9 Jul 2026
Preventing Visitation of Grandparents
Assuming that by “biological father” you are referring to an Islamic father, meaning that the child was conceived within a marriage, please be…
Mufti Abdurragmaan Khan - MUBZ25 Aug 2025
Qazaʿ, Two Lengths Hair, and Women Cutting Their Hair
Question: Assalāmu ʿalaykum wa-raḥmatullāhi wa-barakātuh. Modern barbers commonly offer “fade” or “undercut” styles in which the sides are clipped…
- DU Zakariyya
The one who spends extra on his family on the day of ‛Āshūrā’
Is this Hadīth established: من وسع على عياله يوم عاشوراء وسع الله عليه سائر السنة Allāh ta‛ālā shall give expansion for the entire year on the one…
- Amjadi8 Nov 2025
Ruling on a Father Distributing His Wealth Among His Children While Alive
If a father wishes to distribute a portion of his wealth among his children during his lifetime, what is the correct Islamic ruling regarding this?…
Mufti Mohammad Quaiser Ali Razvi Misbahi - Mufti Online20 Sep 2026
Child being fed with porridge made from breast milk
Porridge was made from breast milk of a certain woman and another child (under 2 yrs) happened to eat that same porridge. The second baby who the…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - AskImam22 Oct 2025
As a revert, with children and being completely dependent on the evil non-Muslim father of my children, what should I do?
I am a very new convert. I`m a mother of 4, and still living with their non-Muslim father....what am I to do?!?! I have no job or no car, and now…
Hanif Yusuf Patel - Jamiat KZN29 Jun 2026
Inheritance of predeceased children
In the event of a deceased parent’s estate, must any predeceased children also be included in the inheritance? Does the right of the predeceased…
Mufti Muhammed Hamza Farooqui - Ibn Masood15 Sep 2026
Haidh And Contraception
The contraceptive pill is effectively a hormone pill administered for 3 weeks, and a sugar pill during the fourth week of the month. It is at this…
Mufti Abdul Kader Fazlani - Azaadville1 Apr 2026
Listening To Dhor During Haidh
Can a woman in Haidh listen to her son who is doing Dhor for Hifdh?
- Camperdown7 Sep 2026
Can the Welfare of Existing Children and the Mother’s Capacity to Care Constitute a Valid Excuse for Abortion Before 120 Days?
Assalamu alaykum wa rahmatullahi wa barakatuh. We follow the Hanafi madhhab and urgently need a case-specific ruling regarding abortion. Conception…
Baba Abu Bakr - MJC17 Jun 2025
Assistance to Parents
1. As a rule, the Sharīʿah holds children—both male and female—responsible for maintaining their parents where parents are no longer able to…
Mufti Taha Karaan - MUBZ7 Aug 2025
A Menstruating Woman Reading or Touching a Qurʾān Translation
السلام عليكم ورحمة الله وبركاته Most respected Muftī Sab, We seek Muftī Sab’s invaluable guidance regarding the following matter: Is it permissible…
- DU Zakariyya
Can one resort to contraceptives if there is a serious genetic disorder or disease in ones family?
Can one resort to contraceptives if there is a serious genetic disorder or disease in ones family?
- Mufti Online20 Sep 2026
Woman wearing transparent burqas
I just recently realised that some of my burkas, when I hold up 1 layer to the light then you can see my hand through the fabric, but with 2 layers…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - AskImam17 Oct 2025
Females Online Teaching
Some Females in our soceity forming WhatsApp Group for Quranic Tajweed, The one is Qaaria (Teacher) who listen all females tajweed and will correct…
M. Akhtar - Jamiat KZN26 Feb 2026
Intimate Relations If Haidh Terminated Before The Regular Habit
If the habit of a woman is 8 days, but she stops bleeding after 6 days, is she allowed to resume relations with her husband after having a bath, or…
- Ibn Masood2 Sep 2026
Reciting Quraanic Verses In Haidh
Q1) Can a woman read the Dua for unseen help (Surah 65, Ayat 2-3) while in a state of Haidh? Q2) Is there any specific number of times one should…
Mufti Abdul Kader Fazlani - Azaadville31 Mar 2026
Teaching Quraan-e-Majeed During Haidh
Can a woman in Haidh read the words of Quraan-e-Kareem for her son who is learning his Sabaq?
- Camperdown5 Sep 2026
Virtuous Actions to Be Done During Haidh [Menses]
السلام علیکم What are some specific adhkaar I can read on haidh? Besides adhkaar, what other ibaadaat can I do while on haidh that will be very…
Baba Abu Bakr - MJC9 Sep 2024
Wuḍū and touching corpses, and crucial decisions at childbirth
1. In terms of the Shāfiʿī madhhab, the wuḍū breaks by touching a dead body of a person of the opposite sex who is not a maḥram relative to the…
Mufti Taha Karaan - MUBZ20 Feb 2025
Grandparents & Grandchildren
As-salāmu ʿalaykum wa raḥmatu -llāhi wa-barakātuhū Mufti My brother and sister in law do not allow their toddler and baby to spend any time alone…
- Mufti Online9 Sep 2026
Using Sassa government grant amounts received on one's children
I earn a decent amount of salary to take care of all the basic necessities of myself, my wife and 3 kids. At the end of the month I don't have any…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - AskImam26 Aug 2025
Is there Shari’ī parda between siblings who don’t share the same parents?
السلام علیکم ورحمة الله وبركاته A lady remarries and has a daughter from her previous marriage and the man who she remarries has a son from his…
Ikraam Elias Gangat - Jamiat KZN19 May 2025
Female’s use of deodorant when leaving home?
I need some advice.I know for a fact that a woman is not allowed to use perfume before going out of her home. But some women use deodorants…
- Ibn Masood26 Aug 2026
Gifting Money To Family After Death
My sister wishes to open an interest-free savings account for her nieces wherein she will deposit money according to her will. She says that the…
Mufti Umar Farooq Rangila - Azaadville26 Nov 2025
Intimate Relations If Haidh Terminated Before The Regular Habit
If the habit of a woman is 8 days, but she stops bleeding after 6 days, is she allowed to resume relations with her husband after having a bath, or…
- Camperdown24 Jul 2026
Who Inherits When a Woman Passes Away Without Parents, Husband, Children or Siblings?
A woman passed away not having any close relative alive. She outlived her husband, brother, parents and did not have any children. The closest…
Abdour-Rahmaan Lim Voon Heek - MJC2 Jul 2024
Can Females follow a Janāzah procession?
1. There is a consensus in our madhhab that it is makrūh for females to follow the Janāzah procession. Makrūh refers to actions that are discouraged…
Mufti Abdurragmaan Khan - MUBZ4 Dec 2024
Does Washing Impurities from a Child Invalidate one’s Wuḍū
Asalamu Alaykum Wa Rahmatullahi Wa Barakatuh I hope Muftisaab is well I would like to enquire, if a parent washes a child after the child has…
- Mufti Online30 Aug 2026
Woman in haidh waking up for tahajjud
Should a woman wake up for tahajjud during her haidh?
Mufti Zakaria Makada - AskImam18 Aug 2025
Women living alone and adopting children - Is this advisable?
Salaam, I wanted to know that if a 27 year old girl completed her iddat at her parents house as she couldn't go out and was financially supported by…
M. Akhtar - Jamiat KZN6 Mar 2025
Women Working – A Sign of the Day of Judgement
Is there a Hadith wherein Nabi (sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam) has said that women will enter the workforce before the coming of Judgement Day? I…
Mawlana Farhan Shariff - Ibn Masood18 Aug 2026
Preventing Haidh Due to Umrah
Is it permissible to take a form of medication to stop Haidh if one is travelling for Umrah, due to the unpredictable nature of circumstances and…
Mufti Ahmed Saeed - Azaadville29 Sep 2025
Breastfeeding An Adopted Child (Revised)
When a baby girl is adopted and breastfed by the adoptive mother, do the brothers of the adoptive father (married to the mother) become the baby…
- Camperdown9 Jul 2026
Can a women comb her hair in iddah [iddah of third talaq]?
Assalamualaykum Please assist with the following questions: 1) is the iddah for talaq and khula the same? 2) Can a women comb her hair in iddah…
Baba Abu Bakr - MJC5 Jul 2023
Are Orphans eligible recipients of Zakāh?
An orphan is not eligible to receive zakāh solely based on being an orphan. The eight categories of recipients of zakāh are clearly mentioned in…
Mufti Abdurragmaan Khan - MUBZ7 Oct 2024
Horse Riding for Women
Asalaam moulana Is it permissable for an unmarried Muslim virgin girl to practice the sport of riding horse?
- Mufti Online10 Aug 2026
Serving one's parents and taking care of them
I would appreciate your advice on how to take care of my parents.
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - AskImam14 Aug 2025
Can I speak with my female workmates or go to a team dinner with them?
I work for a company where in, I work with a team inclusive of women. I want to know the limit of permissibility to talk to a woman as I need to…
Hussein Muhammad - Jamiat KZN28 Jan 2025
Male & Female massages
Kindly advise if it’s permissible for a female to get a back and legs massage by a non-Muslim female, and vice versa, for a male to get a massage by…
Mufti Muhammed Hamza Farooqui - Ibn Masood17 Aug 2026
Hijrah For The Purpose Of Deeni Upbringing
I am mother of 5 children aged between 19 and 5 years old. We live in the USA. We have been considering moving to another country with a strong…
Mufti Abdul Kader Fazlani - Azaadville17 Jun 2025
Haidh During Hajj And Umrah
Please could you assist with a few questions with regard to Haydh and Umrah and also, more importantly with regards to Haydh and Hajj. What happens…
- Camperdown3 Jun 2026
Naming a Child Sufyaan
Asalamualaykum wrwb Can a person name their son Sufyaan? People are telling us that he was the last Sahabi ra to convert, and his granson was Yazid,…
Baba Abu Bakr - MJC22 Mar 2023
Travelling as a group of women beyond 82km
The issue of travelling without a mahram has been the subject of much discussion amongst scholars in recent years. This is primarily because…
Mufti Abdurragmaan Khan - MUBZ17 Sep 2024
Women Covering Hair within their Homes
As-salāmu ʿalaykum I’d like to know the ruling of woman covering their hair within their homes. Is it correct that angels do not enter a home where…
- Mufti Online1 Aug 2026
Meaning of men being made in charge of women
Is man superior to woman in this world and the next (Akhirah)?
Mufti Zakaria Makada - AskImam13 Aug 2025
How should we determine if a dress is transparent or not?
Assalamualaikum. It will be really helpful if you kindly answer the question that is bothering me a lot. How should we determine if a dress is…
Shakib Alam - Jamiat KZN5 Nov 2024
Is it permissible to issue Talaaq to a woman who is pregnant or just after she gives birth?
Is it permissible to issue Talaaq to a woman who is pregnant or just after she gives birth and from when is the Iddah started and calculated?
Mufti Muhammed Hamza Farooqui - Ibn Masood12 Aug 2026
Women Becoming Firearm Savvy
Considering our living conditions in South Africa, should women learn how to use a firearm?
Mufti Abdul Kader Fazlani - Azaadville29 Apr 2025
Reciting The Quraan-e-Majeed During Haidh
Is there ever a scenario in which a woman is allowed to recite the Qur’an while experiencing haidh ? I am doing hifz.
- Camperdown13 May 2026
Fear of Mispronunciation of a Child’s Name
There’s a couple that can’t decide between the names E’saa and Adam . They fear people won’t pronounce the ع properly in E’saa because the meaning…
Baba Abu Bakr - MJC17 May 2022
Aqiqah for a child
The aqīqah is an emphasized sunnah for any individual entrusted by sacred law to take charge of the financial needs of a new born. In most…
Mufti Abdurragmaan Khan - MUBZ17 Jun 2024
Can a Female Cut Her Hair in Different Layers?
السلام عليكم ورحمة الله وبركاته Hope Mufti Saheb is well. Is it permissible for a female to have her hair cut in different layers etc for her…
- Mufti Online15 Jul 2026
Woman in haidh entering into ihraam and delaying the umrah
I'm currently in Madinah and my period started last night (Friday). My period lasts for 10 ten days. That has always been my habit. We leave for…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee
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