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 52 of 71
- Ask Imaam29 Jan 2015
Is it permissible for a woman in her menses to make zikr?
i just wanted to know whether a woman in her menses can make zikr of Allah SWt? Im habituated to read Names of allahSWT, Quranic Ayatas,Durood and…
Fahad Abdul Wahab - Ask Imaam29 Jan 2015
Is it permissible to get an pregnancy ultrasound?
My question is regarding finding out baby's gender in routein ultrasound scan.is it allowed in islam to find out this? We don't have any issue with…
Muhammad Haris Siddiqui - Mufti Online29 Jan 2015
Marrying one's cousin
Is it allowed to get married to your father's brother's daughter? They are first cousins. Paternal cousins.
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Ask Imaam28 Jan 2015
Is it permissible for a woman to read books of hadith in the state of haidh?
Please advise if a woman during her mensus period touch, read any other book of hadiths like Bokhari, Fazail e Amaal, Muntakab Ahadith etc,
Ismail Dawoodjee - Ask Imaam28 Jan 2015
Regarding the Ghusl of women and washing the hair
this question is regarding the ghusl of women and washing the hair, I am aware that if a woman has a plait in her hair then it is necessary for the…
Zakir Husain - Mufti Online27 Jan 2015
Bleeding for more than ten days
1. If a woman's menses exceeds ten days, then should she perform salaah? 2. What will the ruling be in the case where a woman bleeds for more than…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online27 Jan 2015
Wearing purda
My wife is not in niqaab but in hijaab Alhamdulilah. I however desire this in my wife and often admire women in niqab desiring this for myself. Am I…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online27 Jan 2015
Discharge problem
If a lady experiences white discharge during the day and the same is experienced during the night, is a ghusl fard for the discharge experienced…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Jamiat KZN26 Jan 2015
Ownership of Mahr
If a husband gives his wife Mahr at the time of the Nikah, what authority does the wife have over it? If she remarries, does she have to return the…
Mufti Ismaeel Bassa - Ask Imaam25 Jan 2015
Is it permissible to put black henna on the hands or feet if it contains chemicals?
Is it permissible to use black henna, mehndi on the hands or feet, the question is not in regards to the color, but because there are chemicals used…
Sohail ibn Arif - Ask Imaam23 Jan 2015
Is it permissible for a woman to cut her hair shorter if it falls below her hips.
I would like to ask whether it is permissable for women to cut their hair shorter if it falls below her hips? In other words what is the actual…
Bilal Mohammad - Jamiat KZN20 Jan 2015
Conjugal relations during Pregnancy
Q. What is the ruling of intercourse during pregnancy? Some say it is okay and others say it is harmful to the mother and child? Please explain?
Mufti Ismaeel Bassa - Ask Imaam19 Jan 2015
Is it permissible for a woman to say salam to non-mahram men?
Is it permissable for a married women in Pardah to make Salaam in a loud voice when entering a home of non-mahrams/to non-mahrams and elderly male…
Bilal Mohammad - Ask Imaam14 Jan 2015
I want to ask in the light of hadith, what happens to a girl/woman who dies during her menses?
I want to ask in the light of hadith, what happens to a girl/woman who dies during her menses?
Fahad Abdul Wahab - Ask Imaam13 Jan 2015
Is it permissible for an 'Ālimah to record CDs of her lectures and distribute them to others?
Is it permisible for a women who is aalima to récord cds of her lectures and distribute it to others as they say that there is pardah of a women's…
Bilal Mohammad - Ask Imaam12 Jan 2015
Is it permissible to sketch bodies of females for dress designing?
Is it impermissible to draw only body structures with body, hair and full dress of ladies as sketches only not the real face or body just in a…
Muhammad Haris Siddiqui - Ask Imaam9 Jan 2015
Istikharah Salah during Menses
Can a woman on a periods make istikarah dua for marriage or any other reasons? Or does she has to wait until she finishes her periods then perform 2…
Hisham Dawood - Mufti Online7 Jan 2015
Being intimate without intercourse during haidh
1. When a married couple spend personal time together without intercourse and they satisfy each other and the wife is in period does she has to take…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online7 Jan 2015
Giving da'wah to females
Is it permissible to give da'wah to a female via email and only convey Islam and speak about nothing else and have no other form of contact?
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online7 Jan 2015
Why is the Iddah of a divorced woman and the Iddah of a woman whose husband passed away different?
I would like to know what is the wisdom behind the The Iddah of a divorced woman being 3 months and the Iddah of a woman whose husband has passed…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online7 Jan 2015
Laws pertaining to haidh
1. To what extend can a married couple come close to each other and have little personal time when the wife is in her menstrual period? 2. How many…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online7 Jan 2015
Muslim woman marrying a kaafir
Does a woman become a kaafir if she gets married to or has a relationship with a catholic?
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online1 Jan 2015
Purda in ihraam
Kindly advise us about ihram purdah. We are leaving for umrah in one days time and really in need of naseehat as some people who are studying deen…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Ask Imaam31 Dec 2014
My husband is mean and uncaring
I have been married for 16 years and thinking to get divorce. I am working mother for two children 14 and 3 and earn as much as my husband. In the…
Saleem Khan - Ask Imaam29 Dec 2014
How to deal with an overly suspicious husband?
A partner is suspicious of his wife's character and constantly checks upon her. She on the other hand is innocent and has even sworn upon Quran to…
Muhammad Haris Siddiqui - Mufti Online29 Dec 2014
Women using perfume and leaving the home
I have heard a hadith which states that if a woman uses perfume and goes outside then her prayer is not accepted until she performs ghusal. Is this…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online28 Dec 2014
The time period of iddat
What is the time period for the various types of iddat i.e. the iddat of a woman who is divorced or a woman whose husband has passed away?
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online24 Dec 2014Roman Urdu
Ayk din me khoon band hona
Agar kisi wajahse mahine me sirf ayk hi din period aajaye to dusare dinse gusal karke namaz padana jayaj he kya ya paanch din ke bad hi padni chahiye?
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Ask Imaam23 Dec 2014
The importance of Hijab
I want to ask that I cover my head as order in Islam.... However, my husband forces me to uncover my head so that I can open my hairs in front of…
Asim Patel - Ask Imaam22 Dec 2014
If a woman starts her journey in menses and upon arriving her menses stop should she make qasar?
If a woman undertakes a long journey which is more than the distance requried to be musafir whilst she is in Menses and then once arriving at the…
Ismail Dawoodjee - Ask Imaam20 Dec 2014
Piercing the navel and upper earlobe
Please advise my husband wants me to pierce my navel and upper ear lobe, is it permissable?
Fahad Abdul Wahab - Mufti Online20 Dec 2014
Leaving the home during iddat
I am in iddat. My husband passed away on the 11th of October. I am above 65. My daughter has four small kids. Her husband is leaving for a week. She…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Ask Imaam17 Dec 2014
The importance of Hijab
I want to ask that I cover my head as order in Islam.... However, my husband forces me to uncover my head so that I can open my hairs in front of…
Asim Patel - Mufti Online17 Dec 2014
Reward for experiencing difficulty
I would like to know if there is any reward for the discomfort and pain experienced on account of istihaaza.
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Ask Imaam15 Dec 2014
Women’s tights and jeans
Is it permissible for women to wear tight clothes like leggings and jeans inside the house if she don't go in front of non-mahram men
Immad Bin Arshad - Mufti Online13 Dec 2014
Irregular bleeding for nifaas
My aadat for nifas is 40 days and for haiz it keeps on changing but is always between 4 to 7 days. I delivered a baby on 16 september. I bled for 20…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online10 Dec 2014
Iddat of a lady who had a miscarriage
I was given three talaqs through whattsapp whilst I was pregnant. I had a miscarriage on the first day of the forth month (exactly 16th week), how…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Ask Imaam9 Dec 2014
1. Is a woman in haidh allowed to recite surahs from the Quraan from memory? 2. Is it compulsory for females to wear pants when performing salaah? 3. I have a debt to pay. Is it permissable to go for umrah if someone else is paying for my trip?
1. Is a woman in haidh allowed to recite surahs from the Quraan from memory? 2. Is it compulsory for females to wear pants when performing salaah?…
Hisham Dawood - Ask Imaam7 Dec 2014
Question regarding cutting the hair unevenly and eating from a grill in which machine slaughtered chicken was cooked.
I have two questions : 1) Can i have a haircut of two lengths? For example number 2 on the sides and back and cut on top?…
Muhammad Haris Siddiqui - Mufti Online4 Dec 2014
Women cutting and trimming their hair
I wanted to know the ruling of women growing their hair. Is keeping long hair more part of culture then religion? What is the ruling of cutting the…
Mufti Zakaria Makada
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