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  • A man enters upon his wife's mother and sister

    Is it permissible for a man to enter upon his wife's mother and sister while they are alone in their home? Noting that he sits in the living room while his wife's sister is in her room and does not come out and he does not go into other parts of the house... More

  • Women attaining the reward of the congregation

    If women offered the congregational prayer at home, are they encompassed in the sayings of the Messenger of Allaah, sallallaahu ‘alayhi wa sallam: - "Offering the prayer in congregation is twenty-seven times superior to the prayer offered by a person alone." - "He who offered the ‘Ishaa’ prayer in congregation, it is as if he prayed half of.. More

  • Women exposing their adornment before a non-Mahram man who raised them

    We are four sisters. Our father died and a man, who is not among our relatives, provided for us and we have lived with him since we were very young. Now we are all married. Is it permissible for us to expose our adornment before him, given that we all wear Hijaab and he is an old man? .. More

  • Ruling on the father embracing his daughter and seeing her head uncovered

    It is the habit of some people to blame the father when he embraces his grown up daughter under the pretext that she should be bashful in front of him because he is a man. What is the Sharee‘ah ruling on this? Would you please provide us with similar incidents from the life of the Prophet, sallallaahu ‘alayhi wa sallam, as well as the Companions,.. More

  • Wife can work without husband's permission if he does not provide her basic needs

    Assalamu alaikum wa rahmatullahi wa barakatuh. If a sister, who is living in the United States, is married and her husband and adult son are having much difficulty financially supporting her (as well as four other children) is it permissible for her to work outside of the home even though she may have challenges such as working for or with men, having.. More

  • Can women enter from the door of men in the mosque?

    Can women enter from the door for men in a mosque due to a temporary malfunction in the door for women? Is this permissible? .. More

  • Woman concluding marriage contract for herself or for others

    I have a friend who was married recently. There were two women who concluded the marriage contract for him while the guardian of the girl and two male witnesses were present. This marriage was announced. Is this marriage approved by Sharee‘ah? If not, what is the solution now? May Allaah Reward you. .. More

  • Precaution against temptations of female teachers

    I am a student in Middle School (ninth grade) and I fear Allaah The Almighty, but there are certain things that drive me away from Him. I, along with my colleagues in class, have a problem and that is our Arabic teacher who wears indecent and immodest clothes most of the time and some other female teachers at school as well. I tried to lower my gaze,.. More

  • Regulations to teach marital affairs in coeducational class

    Is it right to teach girls marital affairs before boys in coeducational classes? Is it permissible to do so?.. More

  • Sending maids abroad for work

    Is it allowed in islam to keep a house maid at home?.Secondly iam planning to start a business to recruit house maids to muslim homes in the Middle East Countries.Many people tell me that this business is haram as a woman is not allowed to travel without a mahram.Further they say that so many incidents including sexual harassment are taking place at.. More

  • Her friend hates men, claiming Islam gives them superiority

    Assalamu alaikum. My friend hates boys much saying they r superior. islam gvs them importance etc. How can i advice her in light of islam. She has much wrong guesses. She startd hating from childhood when she saw teachers giving priority to males. Even she says she wont marry anyone. She says u cant make me lyk boys nor remove my hate. i hope u could.. More

  • He is forced to attend functions that involve mixing and music

    I work in a military organization in which I am bound to attend some social functions and in case I refuse to do so I am likely to be punished by being sent on adverse posting to non-family stations leaving my wife and kids for 2 to 3 years, or other disciplinary actions which may lead to court marshal. The nature of the functions include welcome and.. More

  • Allowing women to pray in the Masjid

    in India Many of the so called sunnis do not allow women to pray in the masjid. they say it is haram. but no where it is said it Haram. there were proves that even after the time of Prophet (saw) women used to pray in the masjid, as an Example Aatiqa (ra) the wife of Umar (ra) even she was in the masjid when Umar (ra) was killed by a slave. can you.. More

  • Bathing and removing pubic hair of a physically or mentally ill woman

    ASSALAMUALIKUM WA RAHMATULLAHI WA BARKATAHU SIR , 1. IF A WOMEN IS MENTALLY OR PHYSICALLY ILL MARRIED OR UNMARRIED HER MALE MEHRAM EXAMPLE :SON,GRANDSON ,BROTHER YOUNGER OR OLDER GIVE BATH TO HER AND CLEAN HER PUBLIC HAIR . (IF THERE IS NO ONE TO DO SO ) 2. IF WOMEN IS MENTALLY OR PHYSICALLY ILL HER HUSBAND CAN HAVE SEX WITH HER IF SHE BECAME PREGNANT.. More

  • Studying must not prevent you from your religious obligations

    Assalam aleikum, I am a single lady currently working and attending evening classes for Accounts. Alhamdulillahi I have completed 4 sections out of the 6 sections. There is one thing that is bothering me at the moment, the issue of coming home late at night because of attending the classes. I dont feel comfortable at all. I dont have enough time to.. More