Tag Archives: puberty

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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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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Child Brides

Posted on December 8, 2012 by Shaykh Senad Agic

What does Islam/the Shariah say about men having “child brides,” say age 6 or 7 and the girl has not reached puberty… Continue reading →

Posted in Marriage/Divorce | Tagged arranged marriages, puberty, young age, young bride | Comments Off

Concealing the truth from children

Posted on April 21, 2011 by Ustadh Abdul Shakur Hadi

One of my children is a fussy eater so I put vegetables in his food without him knowing… Continue reading →

Posted in Family Issues | Tagged baligh, benefits, child, chopped, conceal, concern, cookbooks, creativity, diet, du`a, encouragement, flavor, fruit, fussy, good eating habits, health problems, hide, lie, picky eater, positive change, prepare food, puberty, purify, salawat, son, spiritual nourishment, tasty, train, variety, vegetables, wudu | Comments Off

Covering aurah

Posted on April 18, 2011 by Dr. Aziz Hussein

I know that in Islam, women who reach baligh, need to cover their aurah from non-mahram except for their mahram… Continue reading →

Posted in Women's Issues | Tagged `awra, `ibadah, baligh, commitment, covering, increase iman, mahram, maturity, non-mahram, obligations, puberty | Comments Off

die without Hajj

Posted on January 22, 2011 by Ustadh Mohammad Razif Mohammad Yusuf

Q: What happens if we die before having performed Haj? Continue reading →

Posted in Hajj, `Umrah & Ziyarah | Tagged conditions, fard, financial ability, forgiven, lifetime, Muslim, obligation, physical ability, puberty, rites, shurut, sin, sound mind, travel | Comments Off

Age for prayer and fast

Posted on December 28, 2010 by Shaykh Senad Agic

I want to know according to Hanafi school what is the age for a boy and for a girl after which fasting in Ramadan and offering 5 daily prayers become obligatory upon him/her? Continue reading →

Posted in Salat - Prayer | Tagged baligh, ejaculation, fard, mature, maturity, menses, menstruation, namaz, obligation, puberty, pubescent, salat, sawm, siyam, wet dream | Comments Off