Women’s Issues



Issues private to women.


Pregnancy Pains

Posted on March 2, 2013 by Hajjah Faridah

I am about 24 weeks pregnant and this is my third pregnancy and have a very bad backache and am struggling very much with the pain! Continue reading →

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Delayed Puberty

Posted on February 14, 2013 by Hajjah Faridah

Women in my husband’s family sometimes reach puberty at seventeen and around thirteen in my side of the family. When is fasting and salaat fard on young girls in case of delayed initial menstruation? Continue reading →

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Do women require ghusal after a mammogram?

Posted on February 1, 2013 by Shaykh Senad Agic

Do women require a full ghusal after a mammogram or a heart sonogram where a breast may be exposed and touched… Continue reading →

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I need a job as soon as possible

Posted on January 28, 2013 by Hajjah Faridah

I am well educated lady, but still I didn’t get a good job. There is always a block in my life…My father passed away… Continue reading →

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I ask permission to travel

Posted on January 27, 2013 by Shaykh Gibril Fouad Haddad

I am a fifty year old unmarried female and I have no mahram available to travel with me to do my work on another continent… Continue reading →

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Removal of hair (pre-puberty)

Posted on January 23, 2013 by Hajjah Faridah

My 8 1/2 yr-old daughter has been complaining to me for months to have her leg hair removed (shaved) because she claims she is the only girl her age in school who has so much visible dark leg hair… Continue reading →

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Under what circumstances is abortion permitted?

Posted on January 22, 2013 by Shaykh Gibril Fouad Haddad

A 1_ year old Muslim girl has become pregnant out of wedlock. The young girl I’m informed is 6-7 weeks pregnant. The man involved will not commit to her… Continue reading →

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Modeling Islamic Wear

Posted on January 14, 2013 by Shaykh Senad Agic

Is it permissible for a covered woman to model for hijab/abaya (100% covered & loose clothings) photo shoots on islamic magazines or shops selling Islamic wear… Continue reading →

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Permission to work

Posted on January 9, 2013 by Shaykh Gibril Fouad Haddad

My husband is of the view that I shouldn’t be working even in a women orientated job because Mawlana has said he dislikes women working… Continue reading →

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Menstruation on wedding night

Posted on January 4, 2013 by Shaykh Senad Agic

I have heard that if a marriage is not consummated within 3 days the marriage is invalid… Continue reading →

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