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Women’s Issues
Ongoing Discharge and Ablution
Q: I have a question about purity for salat. I have constant vaginal discharge that does not stop between my periods. It is yellow in color. Do I need to make wudu before every prayer even if I do not lose my wudu, or does this discharge nullify my wudu? Continue reading
Posted in Health, Salat - Prayer, Women's Issues
Tagged discharge, istihada, prayer, salat
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Shaving Newborn’s HairQuestion: Couper les cheveux du nouveau-né
Q: Hope you are well and in the best of health, on the back of the question with regards to shaving of the hair after birth – is there any Islamic relevance to this?[fr]J’ espère que vous allez bien et avez une excellente santé. A propos de la question concernant le rasage des cheveux des bébés à la naissance -…[/fr] Continue reading
Regarding Newborn and Mother
Questions: My questions are regarding newborn babies and new mothers: Q1. Is it true that relatives are prohibited from visiting a baby after maghreb, if coming from outside the house? Answer: No it is not prohibited. Q2. Is it also … Continue reading
Dress for Women in West
Q: Is it allowed for women to wear things like jeans, shirts, skirts etc. which is common these days? Continue reading
Posted in Halal & Haram, Women's Issues
Tagged dress, hijab, jeans, jilbab, shirt, skirt
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Is Kohl Makeup?
Question: Is kohl considered makeup? Answer: As-salam `alaikum, kohl is sunnah and it is makeup. Hajjah Naziha
Use of Intrauterine Contraceptive Device
I will like to know if it’s ok to use the Intrauterine contraceptive device. What is the best contraceptive method… Continue reading
Posted in Health, Women's Issues
Tagged contraceptive, health, intrauterine
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Plucking Eyebrows
Question: Asalamu aleikum, I would like to know if it is haram for women to pluck the eyebrows, or cut them, or remove the connecting part above the nose? I found two hadith stating that the Prophet (saw) has prohibited … Continue reading
Posted in Halal & Haram, Women's Issues
Tagged eyebrows, halal, haram, husband, pluck, wife
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Women and Mosque Attendance
Q: Would you please mention the adab (etiquette) of women attending the mosque?
A:…Women should be assertive in forming regular women’s meetings at their local mosques to study Islam and to discuss Islamic solutions to women’s issues… Continue reading
Posted in Family Issues, Salat - Prayer, Women's Issues
Tagged adab, children, disorder, education, etiquette, masjid, meetings, mosque, respect, socialization, women, worship
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Requirements for Women Fasting Ramadan
Q: Please provide some guidelines on the requirements of women fasting during Ramadan.
A: … Allah grants special mercy for women, and requirements of worship are less stringent for them than for men… Continue reading
Posted in Halal & Haram, Siyam - Fasting, Women's Issues
Tagged breast-feeding, exemption, Fasting, haram, hardship, illness, menses, nursing, ramadan, sadaqa, siyam, travel, work
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Wife Initiating Divorce
Questions: Can you please tell us – 1. the conditions under which a woman can initiate divorce? 2. how should she proceed to secure a divorce? Answers. 1. If the husband is not spending the amount of money required of … Continue reading
Posted in Family Issues, Women's Issues
Tagged `idda, assault, cruelty, delinquency, divorce, Hanafi, imprisonment, insanity, leprosy, mahr, neglect, polygamy, qadi, religious duty, talaq, venereal disease
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