Family, Women & Children · Subtopic
Purdah & Mahrams
311 fatawa from 6 South African Darul Iftas on Purdah & Mahrams, part of Family, Women & Children. Newest first; every fatwa links to the page where its Darul Ifta published it.
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Purdah & Mahrams fatawa — page 6 of 8
- Jamiat KZN12 Feb 2016
Stepfather a Mahram to his stepdaughters?
I was divorced and I remarried. I have one son from my second wife. My second wife has two daughters from her previous marriage. One is 18 and the…
Mufti Ismaeel Bassa - Mufti Online11 Feb 2016
Male doctor administering an injection to a female patient
Can a female patient can take injection of anthozia on her back from a male doctor, remove her half shirt and take it on the body?
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online4 Feb 2016
Observing purdah
I started practising purdah since marriage and encouragement from my wife. As a result my female cousins and their parents have taken offence and…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Jamiat KZN1 Feb 2016
Son-in-law as a Mahram
I am a mother and my daughter will be going for Umrah with my son-law. My mother and I want to go for Umrah with them too. Can my son-in-law be a…
Mufti Ebrahim Desai - Mufti Online28 Jan 2016
Wearing Hijaab
I live in Norway and go to school there. I have worn the hijab for about 5 years now. Some days are easier then others and I feel the hijab is the…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online5 Jan 2016
Observing purda with one's sister in-law
I am a Muslim sister who wears hijab and I try my best to practise my faith in the best way I can. I am married but due to circumstances surrounding…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online5 Jan 2016
Observing purda from one's step mother's brothers
Does a woman observe purda from her step mother's brothers and other male relatives?
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online29 Dec 2015
Hijaab in front of non-Muslim women
Please advise if necessary to wear hijaab in front of non-Muslim females. Verse in surah noor refers to "their women" is this interpreted as Muslim…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online29 Dec 2015
Male teacher listening to female students
Is it permissible for Madrasah male teachers to listen to female students reading sabaq?
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online19 Dec 2015
Aamils touching women
Is it permissible for the Aamil (raaqi) to touch the woman for whom he is reciting ruqyah, even if she is with her mahram?
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Ask Imaam15 Dec 2015
Is it permissible for the Aamil (raaqi) to touch (the skin or any part) a non mahram women during the ruqya?
Is it permissible for the Aamil (raaqi) to touch (the skin or any part) a non mahram women during the ruqya?
Ismail Desai - Mufti Online12 Dec 2015
Daughter from a woman's first marriage getting married to second husband's brother
I would like to know if my daughter from my first marriage and my brother in-law from my second marriage are haraam for each other? Can they get…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online1 Dec 2015
Females covering their faces
Is it compulsory for a female to cover her face before non-mahrams?
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online26 Oct 2015
Women covering their faces, hands, etc
What is the law for women to cover face, hands and Feet. If there is a law for covering face, hands and feet then kindly give the detailed reference…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online17 Oct 2015
Women attending the ta'leem
I have a question, at times I notice women in purdah walking on the road and I don't feel comfortable about it. I was told that because their…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Ask Imaam4 Oct 2015
Can a plumber work in a house where he is alone with a non-Mahram woman?
I wanted to know if the occupation of a plumber is permissible in Islaam, where he has to go into a home and work, sometimes there may only be a…
Abdullah ibn Mohammed Aijaz - Mufti Online18 Aug 2015
Old man patting a young girl on the head
Is it permissible for an old person around 70 years to pat on the head out of affection a girl 25 years of age on the head.
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online15 Aug 2015
Avoiding all contact with the ex-husband
My mother and father have been divorced for more than 40 years. My mother has remarried and divorced about 8 years ago. My father has also remarried…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online8 Aug 2015
Woman covering her hair in front of na mahrams
I have been suffering serious honor violence after my divorce. Some invalid marriage contracts have been done and now they spread false information…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online2 Jun 2015
Being in contact with a non-mahram
Is it permissible for a girl to make a non-mahram her friend? To talk to him, care for him and treat him like her brothers with no bad intentions or…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online25 May 2015
Purda from son in-law's / daughter in-law's father
Does a woman need to observe purda from the father of her son/daughter-in-law?
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online20 May 2015
The place of women
Could you please tell me is there a need for segregation between non mahram male and females in academic discussions and conferences? The content of…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online10 May 2015
Looking at na-mahram men
1) Is it permissible for a woman to look at non mahram men if there is no fear of lust? 2) Is it permissible for a woman to look at one's spiritual…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online24 Apr 2015
Observing purdah with ghair mahrams
Must a male observe hijaab from the following? (1) Ghair Mahrams that are past child bearing age. (2) Ghair Mahram relatives that are past child…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online24 Apr 2015
Mixing freely with cousins and na mahrams
Amongst Indian, Pakistani and Bangladeshi Muslims in the west, there is the notion that brother in laws and sister in laws can mix or male and…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online23 Apr 2015
Observing purdah from na mahrams
Can a women don the niqaab if it pleases her husband? Would she be sinful for seeking the pleasure of her husband? Could one link the pleasure of…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online18 Apr 2015
Wearing purdah
Is there a specified age for a female to wear purdah? Is it ok for a female at the age of 50 to start doning the niqaab. What are the stipulated…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online16 Mar 2015
Purda from strange women
I had a woman teacher from my childhood when I was only 7. She loves me as her son. I also love her as I love my mom. Does she have any rights over…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online25 Feb 2015
Fear of victamisation due to wearing hijaab
Taqiyyah is to safeguard and with the recent events of the world I can't help but think about a verse from the Holy Quran that says "He who…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online9 Feb 2015
Travelling without a mahram
Please can you advise if the following question posed and answered is correct? Especially the point mentioned that it is haraam for females to spend…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online7 Feb 2015
The importance of niqaab
I want to ask a question on the importance of niqaab. I belong to a Pakhtoon family and we usually put a veil on our face whenever we go outside. My…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online27 Jan 2015
Wearing purda
My wife is not in niqaab but in hijaab Alhamdulilah. I however desire this in my wife and often admire women in niqab desiring this for myself. Am I…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Ask Imaam19 Jan 2015
Is it permissible for a woman to say salam to non-mahram men?
Is it permissable for a married women in Pardah to make Salaam in a loud voice when entering a home of non-mahrams/to non-mahrams and elderly male…
Bilal Mohammad - Ask Imaam4 Jan 2015
Do the rules of purdah apply when one has adopted a child?
Do the rules of purdah apply when one has adopted a child? Also, is inheritance and other issues the same as with a biological child?
Abdullah Ghadai - Mufti Online1 Jan 2015
Purda in ihraam
Kindly advise us about ihram purdah. We are leaving for umrah in one days time and really in need of naseehat as some people who are studying deen…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Jamiat KZN19 Dec 2014
Aunt’s Husband as a Mahram
Can my mother’s sister’s husband be a mahram to us for Hajj or Umrah? My mother’s sister and her husband will be travelling with us?
Mufti Ismaeel Bassa - Mufti Online22 Nov 2014
Is it fardh to wear purda?
I want to know if its fards for a woman to wear parda and what are the rules and regulations of wearing parda because I'm actually dressed up…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Jamiat KZN22 Oct 2014
Acting as an Umrah Mahram for the wife’s sister
A friend of mine made intention to perform Umrah in December 2014 (his wife, and two daughters), however he wants to take his wife sister with. PS.…
Mufti Ismaeel Bassa - Mufti Online30 Sep 2014
Wearing purda
Is it Fardh to wear parda?
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online29 Sep 2014
Women covering themselves in front of strange men
Is is necessary for women to cover their neck, hair and arms as these parts of the body attract men?
Mufti Zakaria Makada
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