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 45 of 71
- Mufti Online9 Feb 2016
Marrying one's cousin's daughter
I want to ask, my family is fixing my marriage with my cousin's daughter. Can I do so because some of my friends said she is your niece, you cannot…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online9 Feb 2016
On which finger should a women wear a ring
In Shari'ah, is there any specific finger for a female to wear a ring?
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online6 Feb 2016
Women's Salaah
I read here that women in ruku must touch her knees only by the tips of her fingers and in sajda has to touch ground with her elbows and has to…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online6 Feb 2016
Women reciting softly in Salaah
Is it correct the way I make my salaah? I am a female. In fardh salah I read loud, but not that someone in the room can hear me clearly, it’s almost…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online4 Feb 2016
Observing purdah
I started practising purdah since marriage and encouragement from my wife. As a result my female cousins and their parents have taken offence and…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online4 Feb 2016
Weaning of the child due to pregnancy
I have a one year five month old son who eats solids and drinks breast milk at times. I want to wean him off from breast feeding as I am three…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online4 Feb 2016
Performing Salaah in a car
My wife and I do a lot of travelling by car. A lot of times the distances we drive are over 90km. Due to this, sometimes we have to pray on the side…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Jamiat KZN4 Feb 2016
Does reciting the Quran benefit the baby in the womb?
When I fell pregnant with my little one, the Moulana advised my husband and I to read as much Quraan as possible to the baby in the womb. Now that…
Zakir Husain - Mufti Online3 Feb 2016
Is applying mehndi sunnah for women
Is it sunnah for women to wear mehndi? On both skin and nails?
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online1 Feb 2016
Women going out to work
I am a married woman having a 16 month baby. My father wants me to do job in an English medium Muslim school. But I don't want to do the job as the…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Jamiat KZN1 Feb 2016
Son-in-law as a Mahram
I am a mother and my daughter will be going for Umrah with my son-law. My mother and I want to go for Umrah with them too. Can my son-in-law be a…
Mufti Ebrahim Desai - Mufti Online31 Jan 2016
Different colour bleeding in haidh
If a woman is nearly finishing her period but still brown colour is coming out, if her husband makes jima' with her, is it permissible or not?
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online30 Jan 2016
Different colour discharges during haidh
My question is the following: When I embraced Islam I was explained that end of the period is when you see no more reddish discharges. Then after…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online28 Jan 2016
Wearing Hijaab
I live in Norway and go to school there. I have worn the hijab for about 5 years now. Some days are easier then others and I feel the hijab is the…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Ask Imaam26 Jan 2016
Ghusl after child birth
I am pregnant right now. Please advice me on how to perform ghusl after child brith. Also the dua to pray and any additional prayer or namaz i…
Syed Haneef Ahmed - Mufti Online25 Jan 2016
The iddat period of a woman whose husband passed away
My father passed away on the third of Zul Hijjah. When will my mother's iddat period terminate?
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Jamiat KZN22 Jan 2016
Second Wife
My husband said he divorced me one time. About two months later he came to visit my city and we had relations. That nullifies the utterance of…
Hafizurrahman Fatehmahomed - Ask Imaam21 Jan 2016
My husband married a second wife. How can he share his time equally?
My husband said he divorced me one time. About two months later he came to visit my city and we had relations. That nullifies the utterance of…
Hafizurrahman Fatehmahomed - Jamiat KZN18 Jan 2016
Can I be someones ‘second’ secret wife?
I have recently reverted to Islam. There is a man who is interested in me and wants to make me his second wife. i agreed to it but now he says he…
- Ask Imaam14 Jan 2016
Wife called me Kafir
Aswrwb, my wife called me a kaafir... does that break my nikah..???
Safwaan Ibn Ml Ahmed Ibn Ibrahim - Jamiat KZN11 Jan 2016
Revocable Divorce
My question is regarding revocable divorce. If a man issues one divorce to his wife, and they reconcile before the end of iddah period, is that…
- Mufti Online5 Jan 2016
Observing purda with one's sister in-law
I am a Muslim sister who wears hijab and I try my best to practise my faith in the best way I can. I am married but due to circumstances surrounding…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online5 Jan 2016
Observing purda from one's step mother's brothers
Does a woman observe purda from her step mother's brothers and other male relatives?
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online5 Jan 2016
Women cutting their hair
I have a question about hair cuts for women. I have seen a similar question on your site but decided to send mine anyway as I have some other…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online4 Jan 2016
Woman marrying her brother in-law after iddat
If a woman got divorced by her husband, after iddat can she marry her brother in-law?
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online4 Jan 2016
Husband and wife performing Salaah individually in the same room
If a husband and wife are performing salah individually in the same room, is there any basis of the wife not being allowed to be ahead of her…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online3 Jan 2016
Marrying an adulterer
1. Can we marry a adulterer or one who has committed fornication? 2. What if a person comes to you and tells you about his sin (fornication)? What…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online3 Jan 2016
Nifaas
Beheshti zewar does not mention regarding the case where a lady in nifaas experiences a situation as follows: (similar to haiz masla) - A lady has a…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online30 Dec 2015
Cutting one's nails in the state of haid
Can I cut my nails during my monthly periods? Also can I cut my nails at night time (by night time I mean like from 6 or 7 till 12 o clock)?
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online30 Dec 2015
Women performing their Salaah as soon as the time sets in
Is it necessary for a woman to wait for the Azaan to be called out to perform her Salaah or can she perform her Salaah immediately when the time of…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online29 Dec 2015
Women visiting the graveyard
My father passed away. I want to ask that may I go to his grave as I don't have a husband, brother or son. To sum up I have no man in my family so…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online29 Dec 2015
Irregular bleeding
1. For bleeding to be haiz, does it have to flow continuously for 3 days and 3 nights? 2. Will it be haiz if it stops for the duration of 1 or 2…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - 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 2015
Employing women
Is it permissible for me to employ ladies as sales executives as they are loyal and work well?
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online29 Dec 2015Roman Urdu
Awrato makaan se baahar nikalna
Meine inter ke imtehan diye hain ye meine supply k papers diye hain aur ye mera akhri saal hai. Ager me fail ho gai to 2 saal waste hojaen gy me bht…
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 - Ask Imaam28 Dec 2015
Women working in mixed environments with men
My wife does not like staying at home and is highly adamant on working. She wears hijab (not niqab) and wants to work in a work place where it is…
Ahmad Jafari - Ask Imaam28 Dec 2015
Menstruation Ruling
My wife's period lasts 7-10 days on average, and on certain days there is no sign of bleeding. When this is the case is she required to perform…
Safwaan Ibn Ml Ahmed Ibn Ibrahim - Mufti Online28 Dec 2015
Irregular bleeding
Three months before I had a injection to not have pregnancy, but after that my periods stop for few weeks I had bleeding that was not periods one…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online27 Dec 2015
Is ghusal compulsory upon a women that was in janaabat prior to her haidh commencing
Please advise that if a woman is due for the ghusal after suhbat with her husband and meanwhile she starts to menstruate, is she still due for that…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee
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