Family, Women & Children · Subtopic
Women’s Issues & Work
2,832 fatawa from 8 South African Darul Iftas on Women’s Issues & Work, part of Family, Women & Children. Newest first; every fatwa links to the page where its Darul Ifta published it.
Subtopics are grouped from each Darul Ifta’s own categories and the fatwa titles, so the count is approximate.
By Darul Ifta
Women’s Issues & Work fatawa — page 17 of 71
- Ask Imaam15 Jan 2020
Post-partum depression - What does one do?
I hadve been blessed with Baby boy two months earlier. After one month of delivery, my wife started to suffer postpartum depression due to which…
- Mufti Online13 Jan 2020
Using hair dye in iddat
My father passed away a month ago. Can my mother use hair dye on her hair while she is in iddat?
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online9 Jan 2020
Wearing high heels and clothing that attracts attention
Is it permissible for women to wear high heels shoes or any other type of footwear which makes a sound when walking in front of non mahram men?
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online8 Jan 2020
Women watching public executions in an Islamic country
In an Islamic country, is it permissible for women to leave their homes in order to watch public executions and in order to watch all other types of…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Ask Imaam6 Jan 2020
Is it permissible to apply nail polish?
Assalamualakum. Is it permissible for a women to apply nail polish ,will this affect her wuthu or not?
Ahmad Patel - Mufti Online26 Dec 2019Roman Urdu
Haidh ki haalat me tasbih parhna
1. Kiya aurat periods ki haalat me shumari par tasbih parh kar sakti he? 2. Kiya aurat shumari ko hath laga sakti he?
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Ask Imaam21 Dec 2019
Bleeding after biopsy. Do i pray Salaah or not?
Pls tell me - I am in Jhb Yesterday the Gyneacologist did an internal check and she found uterus lining to be thick so she took a sample I should…
- Ask Imaam19 Dec 2019
How should a woman be shrouded and do the people washing the deceased need to do Ghusl?
Assalaamu alaikum, can you please advice me if there is a certain way the womens kafn (shrouding) should be placed, can you plesse give me the…
Muhammed Shafi - Ask Imaam18 Dec 2019
Authenticity of Hadith on the punishment of looking at a Non Mahram women lustfully
what is the authenticity of this hadith: Whoever looks at a non-mahram woman lustfully, molten hot lead will be poured into his eyes, and then he…
Mohammed - Ask Imaam14 Dec 2019
Can women wear rose gold plated rings?
Assalamualaikum, I would like to know whether women can wear rose gold plated rings. Also, would a woman's mothers maternal uncle be considered her…
Mohammed - Ask Imaam8 Dec 2019
Do women need to do pardah from our quadriplegic son?
As Salaamu Alaikum wa Rahmatullah, I've a quadriplegic 24 yr old sibling. His mental age at most is of a 4 yr old and he has no control of his…
Hasan Ahmed Razzak - Ask Imaam6 Dec 2019
Is a woman’s voice Awrah?
Is a womans voice awrah. If its not part of the awrah please provide proof from the quran and the hadith
Shakib Alam - Ask Imaam4 Dec 2019
Hiring males and females and the danger customers cause due to sinning
Asalaamu alaykum, I am considering opening a coffee-shop but worried about the following: 1. Male and female staff (probably non-Muslim) working in…
M. Akhtar - Ask Imaam24 Nov 2019
Is it permissible to have a women’s programme in the Musjid?
Salams Mawlana, I wanted to ask is there any restriction in Islam to have a women's programme (bayan) in the Masjid after Maghrib Salah. JzkAllah
Abdullah Noorgat - Mufti Online11 Nov 2019
Gender Equality
Muslim women are told that they should not leave their homes in order to work and that they are not allowed to interact freely with the opposite…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Ask Imaam10 Nov 2019
Can a woman enter the compound of Masjid al-Aqsa in the state of her menses?
Can a woman enter Masjid e Aqsa مسجد أقصى compund in halate haiz حالت حيض?
Naved Akhtar Ibn Shabbir - Jamiat KZN8 Nov 2019
Feminism in Islam
Salam What would be the stance on feminism in Islam? Would a feminist be considered a Non-Muslim? My idea is that there are different waves of…
- Ask Imaam7 Nov 2019
Can women wear bright colours? Can a woman travel without a Mahram?
1. When a woman covers herself when leaving her home is it forbidden for her to cover herself with colours which are bright if it is forbidden then…
- Ask Imaam4 Nov 2019
Is yellow discharge regarded as the blood of Haidh?
As Salaamu Alaikum A women experiences yellow coloured discharge throughout the month but not every day. Most of the time it is clear or white. She…
Mohamed Ebrahim bin Ismail Abdullah - Ask Imaam28 Oct 2019
Can a woman have a copper IUD device inserted into her uterus for the purpose of contraception?
Is a woman allowed to insert a copper IUD device as a form of contraception?
Mohamed Ebrahim bin Ismail Abdullah - Ask Imaam27 Oct 2019
Pregnancy Defects
Assalamualikum I would like to ask as i am carrying 6 month of pregnancy..in my scan it has repoerted that my baby has a defect in cleft lip and…
Bilal Yusuf Pandor - Mufti Online27 Oct 2019
Woman wearing a saree
1. Is it permissible for a Muslim woman to wear a saree in a Muslim country provided that she covers all the parts of her body properly. 2. If her…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Ask Imaam25 Oct 2019
Can a women leave her house to watch public executions and other punishments in an Islamic country?
In an Islamic country is it permissible for women to leave their homes in order to watch public executions and in order to watch all other types of…
Ahmad Patel - Ask Imaam24 Oct 2019
Should women wear niqab in ihraam due to being filmed?
Assalam o alaikum wr wb During Hajj and Ummrah the ladies are advised to unveil their face but in current time most of people use to film during…
Mahmood Suliman - Jamiat KZN24 Oct 2019
Saying ‘I will give you talaaq’
Assalamualaikum warahamatullahi wabarkatuh mufti sb, Recently I had a dispute with my wife as she missed the farz fast of Ramazan without valid…
- Jamiat KZN18 Oct 2019
Four Things Contribute To Happiness
Where does the following Hadith appear and what is its authenticity? Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam) said: “Four things contribute to…
Moulana Muhammad Abasoomar - Ask Imaam16 Oct 2019
Women’s Hand being Awrah
Assalamu alaikum, I am a student of knowledge and I've been reading various texts regarding the awrah of a woman. The texts pretty much all mention…
Hammad Ibn Ismail Jogiat - Ask Imaam14 Oct 2019
Women working and driving
1. is it permissible for women to work. 2. is it permissible for women to drive and ride motorbikes and bicycles.
- Ask Imaam14 Oct 2019
Can a woman cut her hair?
Is it permissible for a woman to cut her hair??? Given that long hair cause trouble in maintaining???
Akhyar Uddin - Mufti Online12 Oct 2019
Females hugging an autistic male cousin
We have a second cousin who is 17 years old and autistic. When he visits us with his family, he often greets us with a hug. 1. Is it permissible for…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online9 Oct 2019
Woman living alone
I am a Muslim woman. Currently I am going through a lot of troubled times as I lost my job in Dec 2018. I didn't want to be a burden to my parents…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online9 Oct 2019
Women covering themselves when leaving the home
1. Are the wrists and ankles part of a woman's awrah in front of non mahram men. 2. When a woman covers herself when leaving her home, is it…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online7 Oct 2019
Marrying someone whom one had called brother or sister
If a girl calls a boy brother and the same boy calls the girl sister again and again in a conversation, can they later marry one another or not?
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online6 Oct 2019
Explaining hijaab to a non-Muslim
What do I say to a non Muslim if they ask why has Allah ordered you to wear hijab and how come men don't if they don't understand that Allah orders…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Ask Imaam5 Oct 2019
Is covering the body a condition for the validity of wudhu?
Assalamualaykum. Is it permissible to take wudu in t-shirts and pants for a Muslimah in her home? pants expose ankles and t-shirt is tight fitting…
Abdullah Noorgat - Ask Imaam5 Oct 2019
Removing pubic hair while in menses
I would like to enquire regarding the removal of pubic hair. Is it permissible whilst menstruating?
Akhyar Uddin - Ask Imaam3 Oct 2019
Is it permissible to have multiple piercings on a female's ear?
Assakamualikum. Is it permissible to have multiple piercing on a female's ear, like having the standard set of piercing and the addition of a helix…
Ahmad Patel - Ask Imaam2 Oct 2019
Haidh
About menstruation and spotting I normally have irregular cycles which vary in length(of clean days) . The flow lasts for 5 days and then 2 days of…
Ahmed-Ur-Rahmaan Ibn Mufti Mohammed Patel - Jamiat KZN1 Oct 2019
A Woman’s right to Intimacy
Assalamu alaykum, Is it the right of the wife to be sexually gratified, or only the husband’s? Many times my husband will finish before me and tells…
Mirza-Zain Ibn Ameer Baig - Ask Imaam26 Sep 2019
Female education in a coed environment
Female education in a coed environment I have passed class 12 th exams and my parents beat me when i tell them that i wont study in coed. My mother…
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