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.

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Women’s Issues & Work fatawa — page 65 of 71

  1. Ask Imaam27 Feb 2007

    Do women attend Eid Salaah

    Umm Atiyah (ra) reported: "The Messenger of Allah (saw) commanded us to bring out on Eid-al-Fitr and Eid-al-Adha, young women, hijab-observing adult…

    Maulana Mohammed ibn Maulana Harooon Abasoomer
  2. Ask Imaam17 Oct 2006

    if a women is in her menses can she recite Quran with out touching?

    if a women is in her menses can she recite Quran with out touching?

    Mufti Ebrahim Desai
  3. Ask Imaam6 Oct 2006

    what is the proper way of sayin taraweeh for women...how should they make niyat n wat should they read in this?

    unknown Assalam o Alaikum im asking sm ques cuz time is short of every session..hope u'll asnwer all my ques, 1.what is the proper way of sayin…

    Mufti Ebrahim Desai
  4. Ask Imaam13 Sep 2006

    Is it permissable for a female alima to answer queries by a male questioner about issues related to masturbation?

    1) Is it permissable for a female alima to answer queries by a male questioner about issues related to masturbation? What if there are NO male alims…

    Mufti Ebrahim Desai
  5. Ask Imaam9 Sep 2006

    Is it permissible for women to wear sleeveless short nightdresses to please thier husband only?

    Is it permissible for women to wear sleeveless short nightdresses to please thier husband only? Does Tashabbuh bil kuffar apply in this case? Do you…

    Mufti Ebrahim Desai
  6. Ask Imaam8 Sep 2006

    Is it ok for a non-mahram man to stay (for an extended period) at a house where females of the family reside?

    A freind of my father's has recently come from abroad to stay with us. There are women in the house, and for this reason, we (except my father)…

    Mufti Ebrahim Desai
  7. Ask Imaam8 Aug 2006

    is it true that women can ONLY wear fold rings, and not platinum etc

    is it true that women can ONLY wear fold rings, and not platinum etc 2) is it true that men can wear a platinum ring that is silver plate? if so,…

    Mufti Ebrahim Desai
  8. Ask Imaam18 Jul 2006

    I would like to ask why womens are not allowed to visit kabrastan at the time of janazah or there after?

    I would like to ask why womens are not allowed to visit kabrastan at the time of janazah or there after?

    Mufti Ebrahim Desai
  9. Ask Imaam18 Jul 2006

    Is it permissible for men to go to a common GYM for men and women here in UK

    Is it permissible for men to go to a common GYM for men and women here in UK where there is no separate facility available just for men…

    Muhammed Zakariyya Desai
  10. Ask Imaam8 Jun 2006

    if a married women does not observe purdah what is the punishment?

    What is the shariah ruling for Purdah, if a married women does not observe purdah what is the punishment?will his husband will be punished for her…

    Mufti Ebrahim Desai
  11. Ask Imaam8 Jun 2006

    WHAT IS IT THAT A WOMEN IS ALLOWED TO WEAR UNDER THIS ABAYA IF THE ABAYA IS NOT TRANSPARENT

    I AM A NEW MUSLIM WOMEN AND I WEAR MY ABAYA AND HIJAB WHEN IN PUBLIC AND I WANT TO KNOW WHAT IS IT THAT A WOMEN IS ALLOWED TO WEAR UNDER THIS ABAYA…

    Mufti Ebrahim Desai
  12. Ask Imaam7 Jun 2006

    all teachers are female and all students are female but so far from religion in such a case is it allowed me to go in such colleges

    i am doing BA from girls college my will is to do ba private but my parents insists me to take admission in college and go regularly as u know…

    Mufti Ebrahim Desai
  13. Ask Imaam31 May 2006

    When a country prohibits women from covering their face and they are punished if they do it, does hijrah become waajib?

    When a country prohibits women from covering their face and they are punished if they do it, does hijrah become waajib?

    Mufti Ebrahim Desai
  14. Ask Imaam31 May 2006

    Please can you give clear guidance with regards to women cutting the hair on their head.

    Please can you give clear guidance with regards to women cutting the hair on their head. At present, my hair reaches to my hips. In this condition,…

    Mufti Ebrahim Desai
  15. Ask Imaam30 May 2006

    I am a 28 year old women who just had a baby im also overweight is it allowed to have surgery on my stomach to remove fat?

    I am a 28 year old women who just had a baby im also overweight is it allowed to have surgery on my stomach to remove fat?

    Mufti Ebrahim Desai
  16. Ask Imaam16 Mar 2006

    Can a Muslim man work under a female boss or take order from a female in a workplace?

    Can a Muslim man work under a female boss or take order from a female in a workplace?

    Mufti Ebrahim Desai
  17. Ask Imaam28 Feb 2006

    can i join the coeducational college.if i can study in coed then who should i live there.also who should i treat my teacher(female

    1)there is no college for men in my state to pursue enginnering .so can i join the coeducational college.if i can study in coed then who should i…

    Mufti Ebrahim Desai
  18. Ask Imaam23 Feb 2006

    What is the ruling when a women has yellow discharge for 10 days and nights and then begins to bleed

    What is the ruling when a women has yellow discharge for 10 days and nights and then begins to bleed or if it happens for 9 days and nights and then…

    Mufti Ebrahim Desai
  19. Ask Imaam21 Feb 2006

    i want to know about the Sharae ruling on the "Govt. of a Women", can women take part in elections?,

    i want to know about the Sharae ruling on the "Govt. of a Women", can women take part in elections?, can women has right of casting vote? can women…

    Mufti Ebrahim Desai
  20. Ask Imaam14 Feb 2006

    was just wondering weather a female is allowed 2 post on muslim forums.

    1)i was just wondering weather a female is allowed 2 post on muslim forums. i dont directly answer to males but just post in general or females. my…

    Mufti Ebrahim Desai
  21. Ask Imaam9 Feb 2006

    Is it permissible for womenfolk to go to jamaat for self-reformation, following all the Asools

    Is it permissible for womenfolk to go to jamaat for self-reformation, following all the Asools. We have been on various occasions and found that it…

    Mufti Ebrahim Desai
  22. Ask Imaam8 Feb 2006

    Some women insist on taking the bath to become paak exactly after seven days of first bleeding for periods, even though the bleeding does not last the whole seven days

    Q: 1. Some women insist on taking the bath to become paak exactly after seven days of first bleeding for periods, even though the bleeding does not…

    Mufti Muhammad Kadwa
  23. Ask Imaam30 Nov 2005

    What is the fatwa about an unmarried christian man who had illegal sexual relations with another christian female but then embraces islam

    What is the fatwa about an unmarried christian man who had illegal sexual relations with another christian female but then embraces islam.Will his…

    Mufti Ebrahim Desai
  24. Ask Imaam18 Oct 2005

    Women in Islam is permitted to Breastfeed the child for 2 years if in this period she conceives her breast milk will stop and the Haq of the first child will be deprived.

    Women in Islam is permitted to Breastfeed the child for 2 years if in this period she conceives her breast milk will stop and the Haq of the first…

    Moulana Asad Haffejee
  25. Ask Imaam12 Oct 2005

    wome to cover her hair and her body, and i though that the face was wajib but i read some where that a women may show her "face", hands and feet

    I know that it is compoulsary for a wome to cover her hair and her body, and i though that the face was wajib but i read some where that a women may…

    Mufti Muhammad Kadwa
  26. Ask Imaam10 Oct 2005

    "It is better for a man that a steel nail be driven through the centre of his head....rather than if he touches the palm of a strange women" authentic?

    Can you please comment on the authenticity of this hadith and provide its reference. Rasulullah S.A.W. said "It is better for a man that a steel…

    Mufti Husain Kadodia
  27. Ask Imaam10 Sep 2005

    Are women allowed to become divers and participate in ocean activities or work in the related environment?

    What is the ruling with regards to muslim women and the ocean?..Are women allowed to become divers and participate in ocean activities or work in…

    Mufti Ebrahim Desai
  28. Ask Imaam5 Sep 2005

    i want to ask that what is islams orders for taharat of muslim women after their menstrual cycle

    i want to ask that what is islams orders for taharat of muslim women after their menstrual cycle and what is the right procedure also if a women…

    Mufti Ebrahim Desai
  29. Ask Imaam30 Aug 2005

    Womens education in Islam and the importance of Hijab

    I am from Karachi Pakistan and congradulate your for your great work for muslim uma and make dua to Allah abt your sucess, I want to ask you few…

    Mufti Muhammad Ashraf
  30. Ask Imaam12 Aug 2005

    can women go for work?

    sheikh, can women go for work? If so,then under which circumstances and how?

    Mufti Ebrahim Desai
  31. Ask Imaam4 Aug 2005

    "Obtaining ILM is Compulsory to every muslim man and women"plz explain,what ilm?(2)Is to cover hair and face includes in Parda(HIJAB)for women?(3)Can women cut her hairs like man,what is the limit?

    "Obtaining ILM is Compulsory to every muslim man and women"plz explain,what ilm?(2)Is to cover hair and face includes in Parda(HIJAB)for…

    Mufti Ebrahim Desai
  32. Ask Imaam4 Aug 2005

    Women leaders in Islam

    Are women allowed to be leaders.... please i would appreciate if u give me evidence from the quran and hadeeth

    Mufti Muhammad Ashraf
  33. Ask Imaam3 Nov 2004

    Can a women enter mosque during her periods?

    My children go to the mosque for weekend schooling. My wife has to stay with them till they finish. Since parents cannot stay in the class so the…

    Ml. Imraan Vawda
  34. Ask Imaam25 Oct 2004

    Nowadays in almost all hospitals, the nurses are commonly female. The male patients have no choice but to accept care from them. Is this permissible?

    The male patients will be excused. And Allah Ta?ala Knows Best Mufti E. Desai

    Mufti E. Desai
  35. Ask Imaam30 Sep 2004

    Is it allowed in Islam to wear Ankel braclet made of gold in foot, as somebody told me that women are not allowed to wear gold in feet.

    It is permissible for women to wear anklets made of gold. However, these anklets should not emit any sound that may attract strange men. (Fataawa…

    Mufti Ebrahim Desai
  36. Ask Imaam30 Sep 2004

    Muslim brothers feel and show that women are nothing and men are allowed to do everything they can. I feel that is not right

    . I am a male, unmarried and in our Pakistani society in Great Britain a lot of Pakistani and probably other Muslim brothers feel and show that…

    Ml. Husain Kadodia
  37. Ask Imaam14 Sep 2004

    Are women not allowed to talk until they finish their"Two rakat Nafal Namaz" after taking Ghusal at the end of their monthly period(menstruation)?

    There is no basis in Shari?ah for women to perform two rakaats Nafl Salaat specifically at the end of their monthly cycle, after taking Ghusl. and…

    Mufti Ebrahim Desai
  38. Ask Imaam13 Sep 2004

    Women doing job under what circumstances is it allowed in islam

    1) A woman says she want to do a job because she gets bored in the house. What does the Quran & Hadith say in this regard? 2) Is there any thing…

    Mufti Ebrahim Desai
  39. Ask Imaam8 Sep 2004

    1. I am Hanafi if I marry a Shafi do I have to convert and change my method of performing Sallah and other practices. (I am female)2. Is performing Salami and Maulid rituals bidah?

    I would like to marry a man whom I like but am afraid due to Islamic differences. Firstly he is Shafi and I am Hanafi, If i marry will I have to…

    Mufti Muhammad Ashraf
  40. Ask Imaam27 Aug 2004

    Is it necessary to wash the pads,which women use during periods,after use?Is it permissible to throw them away?Thanks

    It is not necessary to wash the pads before disposing of them. and Allah Ta'ala Knows Best Mufti Ebrahim Desai

    Mufti Ebrahim Desai

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