Family, Women & Children · Subtopic
Pregnancy
358 fatawa from 7 South African Darul Iftas on Pregnancy, part of Family, Women & Children. Newest first; every fatwa links to the page where its Darul Ifta published it.
Subtopics are grouped from each Darul Ifta’s own categories and the fatwa titles, so the count is approximate.
By Darul Ifta
Pregnancy fatawa — page 1 of 9
- Jamiat KZN6 Oct 2026
Is it permissible to issue Talaaq to a woman who is pregnant or just after she gives birth?
Is it permissible to issue Talaaq to a woman who is pregnant or just after she gives birth and from when is the Iddah started and calculated?
Mufti Muhammed Hamza Farooqui - Mufti Online19 Sep 2026
Waking the small baby from his nap
My baby is almost a year old. He changed his nap times and now naps for the second time around 5 or 6pm. However, if it's getting close to 7pm, I…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online9 Sep 2026
Using Sassa government grant amounts received on one's children
I earn a decent amount of salary to take care of all the basic necessities of myself, my wife and 3 kids. At the end of the month I don't have any…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online6 May 2026
Cellphone in the hands of children and adults
What age is best for a parent to give their child a phone?
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online29 Apr 2026
Disciplining one's child with love and compassion
Is it better to refrain from hitting a child when they do something wrong?
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online20 Jan 2026
Woman staying at home for 40 days after childbirth
Is it an Islamic tradition for a woman to stay in the house for full 40 days after giving birth or is it just an old tradition?
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online4 Jan 2026
Qadha salaah of a pregnant woman who thought her bleeding was haidh
My haidh was delayed by 7 days - I bled on the 8th for one day - and since then there has been no bleeding and discharge is clear - it's a…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Camperdown16 Dec 2025
Bleeding After a 3-Week Miscarriage
A lady recently had a miscarriage of a fetus that was 3 weeks old. Will the blood that she is seeing now be considered nifās?
Rukunuddin Bin Jahangir - Mufti Online20 Nov 2025
Going for swimming lessons to pools with no segregation between men and ladies
What do our Ulama say about sending kids or youth or adults to swimming pools or gyms where there are mixed ladies and men with no segregation and…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online8 Sep 2025
Putting star stickers on children's hands as a way of rewarding them
Are you allowed to put star stickers on children's hands as a way of rewarding them?
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online7 Aug 2025
Teaching the children to be transparent with their parents
Please can you recommend what age is appropriate to teach a child their body parts? My 3.5 year old only knows it as her private area. And in the…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online23 Jul 2025
Stopping one's son from having a girlfriend
My son is 23 and living by me. I told him he can't have a girlfriend and he must get married. If not, he must move out if he wants a girlfriend. Am…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online10 May 2025
Sunnats and Aadaab to be performed after the birth of a child
After the child is born, what are the sunnats and aadaab that should be performed?
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online14 Jan 2025
Pregnant woman performing the nawaafil and sunnats salaah sitting
Alhamdullah, I am pregnant. So can I offer nafal and sunnah Salah on the chair and perform the fardh Salah by standing.
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online28 Dec 2024
Father disciplining his daughter
As a father, can one punish the daughter if she's a teenager? Islamically what physical discipline is permitted or should my wife do it?
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online21 Dec 2024
Disciplining children for disrespecting food
If children throw food items in which Quran Aayaat was recited on. After that children they felt guilty for that act. What is the kaffara for this…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online21 Dec 2024
Spotting while pregnant
I suspect that I am pregnant. I saw some pink spotting and regarded it as haidh. The next day I did a pregnancy test which was positive. However I…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Jamiat KZN5 Nov 2024
Is it permissible to issue Talaaq to a woman who is pregnant or just after she gives birth?
Is it permissible to issue Talaaq to a woman who is pregnant or just after she gives birth and from when is the Iddah started and calculated?
Mufti Muhammed Hamza Farooqui - Azaadville16 Oct 2024
Bathing A Newborn Child
When a baby is born, before giving the Azaan should the baby be given just a normal bath or ghusl. If a ghusl what method should be used?
- MJC9 Sep 2024
Wuḍū and touching corpses, and crucial decisions at childbirth
1. In terms of the Shāfiʿī madhhab, the wuḍū breaks by touching a dead body of a person of the opposite sex who is not a maḥram relative to the…
Mufti Taha Karaan - Mufti Online8 Sep 2024
Shaving the hair of a toddler to make it grow thicker
Is it permissible to shave a toddlers hair (e.g. 1 year old) as some say the hair will grow thicker thereafter?
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online7 Sep 2024
Buying clothes for an unborn baby
Is it okay to buy clothes for my unborn baby?
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online3 Sep 2024
Adding extra money for one child so that the investment for both children will be equal
I've got two sons. They're toddlers. My elder son received alot of money as a gift when he was a baby while the second one didn't receive as much. I…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online22 Aug 2024
Father assisting one son financially
Should a parent be equal to all of their children in terms of finance and gifts? For example: There are 4 brothers. No. 1 is a doctor, set up by the…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online1 Aug 2024
Parents having a favourite child
Is it sinful to have a favourite child? Or even two or three out of your children? Is this fair towards the others because how must they feel inside…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online29 Jul 2024
Birthmarks
I wanted to know the Islamic ruling regarding birthmarks. Is it when Shaytaan bites or kisses you?
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Jamiat KZN23 Jul 2024
Does Iddah fall away if a woman is not pregnant
I came across an article claiming: “Hence the basic purpose of iddah is to determine whether a lady is pregnant or not. This is necessary to protect…
Mufti Moosa Salie - Mufti Online2 Jul 2024
Gifting one's property to one child only
If a father gifts his property to one son only instead of all the legal heirs during his life, in this connection is the said gifted property is…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online2 Jul 2024
Guidelines for a husband in advising his family and giving them deeni direction
How does one bring about shariat law in him and his family? The wife is working and does not want to wear purdah. All her belief systems are being…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online29 Jun 2024
Disposing of hair, nails, placenta, etc. after childbirth
I have been blessed with a bay boy in January 2024, Alhumdulillah! I have with me the belly button which fell from the baby's umbilical cord after a…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online10 Jun 2024
Giving azaan into a new born baby's ear
Is it sunnah to give azaan into a new born baby’s ear and is there any hadith provided?
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online4 May 2024Roman Urdu
Pregnant aurat apne chote bache ko dhood dena
Ek aurat ka bacha 4 months ka ho jai aur aurat again pregnant ho gai. Tu kiyaaa bache ko dhood dena haraam hai ya halaal?
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online17 Apr 2024
Pregnant woman taking support while getting up from sajdah
I am pregnant and sometimes find it difficult to come up from sajdah without support. Once while performing salaah next to the bed, I rested my hand…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online28 Jan 2024
Adopting measures to keep one's children firm on Deen
What is the ruling for parents towards upbringing of their children. If children are not on the right track, upto what extent is it permissible to…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online23 Dec 2023
Water births
Is a water birth permissible?
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online14 Nov 2023Roman Urdu
Pregnancy ko khatam karna
اگر ایک عورت جس کے دو بچے ہیں جن کے بڑے بچے کی عمر 2 سال اور چھوٹے کی 8 ماہ ہے اور وہ ماں کا دودھ پیتا ہے ۔ماں پریگننٹ ھو جاتی ہے تو کیا ماں…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online12 Nov 2023
Glad tidings in the mubaarak Ahaadith for a lady who had a miscarriage
1. I had a missed miscarriage at 8 and half weeks of pregnancy. I conceived at a late stage as I was blessed with nikaah much later in my life. I am…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online11 Nov 2023
Authenticity of a hadith regarding duas being accepted during childbirth/labour
I came across some information a few years ago, which I don't remember the source. I am now pregnant alhamdulilah and I would like to verify this…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online9 Nov 2023
Selling a child's blanket with the inscription "Allahuma bismika Amooto wa Ahyaa"
Is it permissible to sell a child's blanket which will have some decorations, a name on it (e.g. Zain) and with it will be "Allahuma bismika Amooto…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online8 Nov 2023
Parents adopting measures for their children's Deeni wellbeing
How can we make sure that our children do not apostasize from Islam as we know that atheism and liberalism is rapidly spreading? What can we do…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee
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