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  • Civil court forces Muslim man to support illegitimate child

    About eight years ago, a non-Muslim Filipino man and his non-Muslim Filipina girlfriend lived together under one roof for more than a year, and she became pregnant. The man and woman were never married. The woman gave birth to the child. The man gave financial support initially, but their relationship turned sour and was on and off. Later on, he discovered.. More

  • Answered 'yes' instead of bride during the wedding ceremony

    I am a 22-year-old single woman. I am extremely worried about an issue regarding which I am even afraid to seek direct advice. About 10 years ago, when I was almost 12, after my aunt's (my father's sister) death, her widower husband was marrying for the second time, and his second wife was also our relative. There is a weird tradition in the rural areas.. More

  • Trying to see veiled woman's face if one is interested in marrying her

    Assalaamu alaykum. Covering the face is at least desirable, andaccording to many scholars, it is obligatory for Muslim women. Then again, we find that it is desirable to see a woman one is interested to get married to, and one can see her without permission and prior to informing her. In fact, some said that it is preferable to see her before the formal.. More

  • Husband not obliged to show wife private messages

    Assalaamu alaykum respected panel. First of all, I would like to say that I trust my husband and that he is a pious man who fears Allaah and does his best to act upon the rulings of Islam, and I trust that he will never lie or betray me, Allaah willing. My question is regarding his male friends, coworkers, etc. I know that guys share "certain jokes".. More

  • Age of boys woman is required to cover head in front of

    I am an expatriate 15-year-old girl. This summer, I traveled to my home country to spend some time with my family members with whom we regularly gather. I am veiled (wearing the face cover) and I even used to wear the veil before young boys. However, I once sat with my hair uncovered while wearing pants in front of my 11-year-old cousin's son. Is this.. More

  • Wearing a dress above knee with stockings

    I bought a short dress that reaches above the knee and want to wear long stockings in order to cover the parts of the legs that are not covered by the dress. Is it permissible to wear this? .. More

  • Woman wearing immodest clothes in front of her brothers

    Some male youths are annoyed because their sisters wear very tight clothes before them at home and do not observe modesty. What is the Sharee'ah ruling on looking at sisters who do this? .. More

  • Hijab obligatory for married and single women

    Is taking off the khimar or Hijab permissible or forbidden for women who observe all other religious regulations? It is a tradition in the area in which I live that only married women wear a khimar, and I am still a girl. .. More

  • Mother wears tight clothes in front of adult children

    My mother wears tight clothes at the areas of the breasts and belly in front of my adult male brothers. She also asks me to iron her dress and to help her by closing its zipper. Is it permissible to obey her in this regard? Is it considered cooperation in sin and transgression? It should be known that I offered her advice before and tried to convince.. More

  • Woman wearing big hat instead of Hijab

    I love the Hijab and have a strong desire to wear it. However, the institution where I work bans it during work but allows wearing hats. To overcome the situation, I am thinking about wearing a big hat in order to cover the front of the head as well as a big head wrap in order to cover the back. Is this permissible? Please advise! I am very perplexed... More

  • Observes religious duties but is not convinced of Hijab because it undermines her status

    I am a Muslim woman. I observe the prayer and fasting but do not wear the Hijab because I am not convinced of it. I believe that wearing the Hijab undermines my status and feel that men enjoy more freedom than women. Will I be admitted to Hell if I remain without wearing it? Please advise! .. More

  • Abandoning Hijab while relying on other good deeds

    I am a 17-year-old girl. I do not wear the Hijab. Having known the scholars' opinion in this regard, I realized that wearing the Hijab is an obligation. Nevertheless, I am not internally convinced that it is an obligation, as I heard some people saying that the Hijab-related Quranic verses were revealed to address a certain incident that occurred during.. More

  • Woman wears pajamas before brother-in-law

    What is a woman allowed to wear before her brother-in-law? Can she wear pajamas before such a person, given that it is loose-fitting? What is the sharia ruling if she spends the night at her mother's house while her brother-in-law (her sister's husband) is spending the night at the same house? .. More

  • Widow does not have to wear specific clothes during ‘Iddah

    Is a widow required to wear only white clothes during her ‘iddah (post-marriage waiting period), or she is allowed to wear clothes with other colors? .. More

  • Woman wearing transparent clothes before sons

    What is the Sharee'ah ruling on a husband who criticizes his daughter and wife because they wear transparent clothes inside their apartment in the summer and none sees them except the sons who are between 8 and 14 years old? Would you please advise us so as to end this family's problems? .. More