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.
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Women’s Issues & Work fatawa — page 48 of 71
- Ask Imaam23 Sep 2015
Can a woman with afro-textured hair straighten her hair? Will it be considered “Alteration of Allah’s creation”?
I read you said it is permissible for a female to apply relaxer to strighten her hair. but my question is for an african woman, the nature of her…
Abdullah ibn Mohammed Aijaz - Ask Imaam19 Sep 2015
Can women sit cross legged?
Are there any sayings from the prophet or his companions regarding a woman sitting cross legged? Was this practice ever admonished in Islam?
Abdullah ibn Mohammed Aijaz - Ask Imaam17 Sep 2015
Can a Haaiza enter the Masjid for teaching?
I would like to know whether it is permissable to draw a hand or even the outline of it? Also, is it permissable for a woman who is on her haiz to…
Imran Cyclewala - Mufti Online15 Sep 2015
Iddat period of a woman whose husband passes away
I would like to know how is the iddat period of a widow calculated, on the Islamic calendar date or English, that is the four months and ten days?
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online14 Sep 2015
Marrying a jinn
I would like to know we as Muslims are allowed four wives. Could I marry a jinn woman? What is your opinion on this? My reason for asking such a…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online14 Sep 2015
Woman's I'itikaaf breaking due to haidh
I made an intention for sunnah itekaaf in Ramadaan. Unfortunately I was only able to sit seven days due to haiz. (Mufti I had miscalculated my…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online14 Sep 2015
Women driving and going out to work
1. Is it permissible for women to drive? 2. Is it permissible for women to do job.
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online12 Sep 2015
Amount of hair that needs to be cut after Umrah for a woman
What amount of hair is a female required to cut upon the completion of umrah in order for her to come out of ihraam? I have recently been told that…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online8 Sep 2015Roman Urdu
Haidh me ghusal karna
Periods mei janabat ka gusul kar sakte? Mujhe periods huwa tha 1st day tha mujhe pata nahi chala phir jab hum farig huwe mai ne dekha periods hai.…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online8 Sep 2015Roman Urdu
Talaaq ke ba'd khoon dekna
Mera abortion hoa tha 22 june 2015 ko (1.5 mahina ka tha, koi uzu nhi bana tha) or meri talaaq hoi 12 august 2015 ko. Mujhy 24 august 2015 tak halki…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online7 Sep 2015Roman Urdu
Awrat university jaana
Mai ne yeh suna hai ke teen qism ke logon ki Allah madad karta hai. 1. Jo paak daman rehne ke liye nikaah kare. 2. Wo ghulam jo kitabat kare yani k…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Ask Imaam4 Sep 2015
Can women use hair removal cream?
I heard from one of my relatives that...Armpit and pubic hair of females are to be shaved only... and it is forbidden to use hair removing creams to…
Abdullah ibn Mohammed Aijaz - Ask Imaam3 Sep 2015
I'm confused that should I 've to offer salah during those 2 days or not?
I'm very uncomfortable in asking this question but I asked many elder females but I didn't get any satisfying answer. Q: My monthly cycle is of 27…
Safwaan Ibn Ml Ahmed Ibn Ibrahim - Jamiat KZN2 Sep 2015
Exposure of a female’s hair in Salaah
Growing up I was taught that not a single strand of a women’s hair must be showing in salah.However mistakes do occur and our burkas sometimes move……
Mufti Suhail Tarmahomed - Mufti Online1 Sep 2015
Bleeding after five years
My period stopped 5 years ago and today after 5 years I started bleeding. Do I regard this as my period?
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Jamiat KZN1 Sep 2015
Iddah duration for a revert
Respected mufti sahib, A womans husband died,at that time she is a non,muslim ,immediately after that a muslim wants to marry.she is prepared to…
Mufti Suhail Tarmahomed - Jamiat KZN28 Aug 2015
Regulating a prolonged menstrual cycle during Iddah
I recently got divorced and I’m in Iddah. I finished my two periods but my third is taking longer than usual to come. It has now been over a month.…
Mufti Suhail Tarmahomed - Jamiat KZN27 Aug 2015
Wudhu with ‘Halaal’ nail polish
What is the ruling on “halal” water permeable nail polishes? They have begun to be used more commonly, with the idea that they are okay to use as…
Maaz Chati - Ask Imaam24 Aug 2015
Wudhu with 'Halaal' nail polish
What is the ruling on “halal” water permeable nail polishes? They have begun to be used more commonly, with the idea that they are okay to use as…
Maaz Chati - Mufti Online23 Aug 2015
Iddat of a pregnant woman
I just wanted to know how the iddat period of a woman works when she is pregnant. If I divorce my wife while she is pregnant and the baby dies in…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online18 Aug 2015
Getting married to a girl who is not baaligh
We learn that Nabi (Sallallahu Alayhi Wasallam) married Hazrath Ayesha (Radiyallahu Anha) at a very young age. Is this something that was limited to…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online18 Aug 2015
Woman leaving her place of i'tikaaf to wash her hands
When sitting in i'tikaaf, is it permissible for a female to leave her designated room to wash her hands for eating?
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 - Ask Imaam15 Aug 2015
Is is it permissible to touch a paper that has the name of Allah while in menstruation?
Asalamualaikum Wa Rahmatullahi Wa Barakatuhu Hope you are keeping well inshaAllah I had a quick question relating to impermissability during a…
Sohail ibn Arif - Mufti Online15 Aug 2015Roman Urdu
Haidh ki haalat me bacho ku parhaana
Men madrase me parhati hu bachon ko quran paak aur deeni buks. Jab bachon ka hifiz sunna hota he to halat haiz ke dinon me paara hath me uthati hu…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online15 Aug 2015
Irregular bleeding
My last period date was 26 june till 1 july2015, but before 8 days I felt some unclear discharge which was not reddish but yellowish like, and after…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online15 Aug 2015
Making umrah in the state of istihaazah
I live in Saudi Arabia and want to perform umrah on Sunday (9 August ) before returning to South Africa. However, my menstruation has begun today (7…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online15 Aug 2015
Discharge after haidh
If a lady after experiencing about 6 days of haidh and from the seventhday slightly coloured discharge, will it be regarded as haidh if 1. The…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - 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 Online15 Aug 2015
Iddat of a pregnant woman
I wish to know if I divorce my wife by one talaaq while she is pregnant and she gives birth after one month, does the iddat end there or is it a…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Jamiat KZN14 Aug 2015
Marriage to a Hindu man
Q. My sister is a Muslim and she has fallen in love with a Hindu man. Can my sister marry a Hindu man?
Mufti Ismaeel Bassa - Jamiat KZN12 Aug 2015
Man divorced his wife & she has no knowledge of it, is she divorced?
If a man divorced his wife and she has no knowledge of it, is she divorced?
Mufti Ismail Desai - Ask Imaam10 Aug 2015
Haidh Query
my last period date was 26 june till 1 july2015,but before 8 days i feel some unclear discharge which was not reddish,and after finishng periode…
Ismail Desai - Mufti Online10 Aug 2015
Not leaving the house for forty days after child birth
What is the Islamic ruling regarding confinement. Is it true that a woman cannot leave the house for 40 days after giving birth?
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online10 Aug 2015
Minimum amount of time between two haidh
I have been in iddat for the last two months and what I think is due to stress I got haid just 10/11 days apart. Since this doesn't usually happen…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online9 Aug 2015
Women's Salaah
I have read the book regarding womens salaah and would like clarity on a few issues. Please provide proofs from Quraan, hadith and the imaams…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - 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 Online8 Aug 2015
Irregular bleeding
I had my haidh on the 8th of july. I finished six days later. On the 1st of Aug I started spotting very little seven days early from my normal day…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Ask Imaam6 Aug 2015
Is it permissible for a girl to remove facial hair
Is it permissible for a girl to remove facial hair especially from upper lip and below the chin (light moustaches and beard)?
Mufti Ismail Desai - Jamiat KZN5 Aug 2015
Iddat for Adultery
Could you please verify the following and tell me it is true? One should also remember that there is no waiting period (idda) in the unfortunate…
Ismaeel Bassa
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