Family, Women & Children · Subtopic
Women’s Issues & Work
2,832 fatawa from 8 South African Darul Iftas on Women’s Issues & Work, 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
Women’s Issues & Work fatawa — page 6 of 71
- Ibn Masood12 Jun 2024
Female Standing Next To Males in Salaah
If a female joins a row of men in Salaah, would that invalidate the Salaah of the men in the entire row, or just the person whom the female stood…
- Ibn Masood3 Jun 2024
Minor Children Taught by Males or Females
Please advise what the appropriate age of teaching Maktab to children is? Some Ulama say that girls should not be taught by males from the age of 7,…
Mufti Mohammed Desai Saheb - Jamiat KZN3 Jun 2024
Can homosexual behaviour be justified in Islam?
Q. I am a student studying medicine, in my faculty I receive arguments and I see evidence on the Biological accounts with regards to gay and lesbian…
Mufti Moosa Salie - MUBZ3 Jun 2024
Assisting a Non-Maḥram Female in a Car Accident
السلام عليكم ورحمة الله وبركاته Mufti what will a man do if he finds a ghair mahram women in a car accident and he has to assist her by touching her…
- Ibn Masood1 Jun 2024
Females Attending Bayaans at the Masjid/Madrassah
Q1. What is the ruling regarding attending Bayaans at a Masjid or Madrassah where provision has been made for separate seating between men and…
Maulana Abdul Kader Fazlani - Ibn Masood31 May 2024
Females Attending College
Are we allowed to send our Daughters to college? Please advise.
Maulana Abdul Kader Fazlani - Mufti Online30 May 2024Roman Urdu
Khawateen apny makhsoos ayaam mai استغفار ki tasbee parhna
Khawateen apny makhsoos ayaam mai استغفار ki tasbee parh sakti hain?
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Jamiat KZN28 May 2024
Is it the Wife’s Responsibility to Cook?
There is a message going around that a wife does not have to cook. A husband must provide three times cooked food for the family. Is this the ideal…
Huzaifah Deedat - Jamiat KZN27 May 2024
Finding the perfect spouse
I want to get married but I really hope I get the best person in the world. Please advise me how to find the right one?
Mufti Faraz ibn Adam al-Mahmudi - Jamiat KZN23 May 2024
Mould your Child
There are parents who allow or insist on their children studying subjects, after school, that are not appropriate for Muslims, e.g. Ballet, Modern…
SOCIAL DEPT - Jamiat KZN21 May 2024
Homosexuality, Arranged Marriage, and Moral Dilemma
Recently I have found out a friend of mine is homosexual. But the worst part is his parents are getting him married to a girl from another province.…
Mufti Moosa Salie - Jamiat KZN16 May 2024
Why must a woman travel with a Mahram
What is the reason behind the requirement for a woman to travel with a mahram?
Mufti Moosa Salie - Ibn Masood15 May 2024
Females Travelling More Than Shari Distance for Islamic Studies
Many girls travel overseas without a Mahram to go for studies. Some even go for Aalimah courses; Q1. Is this permissible? Q2. Do followers of the…
Maulana Ahmed Saeed - Jamiat KZN8 May 2024
Is it permissible for a woman to travel without a Mahram or a Husband?
Is it true that according to the Shāfiʿī school of thought, it is permissible for a woman to travel without her husband or a Maḥram so long as she…
islamicportal - Mufti Online29 Apr 2024
Woman in haidh becoming clean on a plane
I will be travelling from Jhb to Dubai and from Dubai to Madinah. When I depart I will be in the state of haidh but it will stop over the course of…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Ask Imaam28 Apr 2024
Is there a hadith that the prophet sallallahu alaihi wa sallam said take care of your women three times and he cried whilst saying it?
Slms Mufti. I would like clarity on the post which is circulating regarding women. The post states that nabi (saw) said that “take care of your…
Muhammed Shafi - Ibn Masood18 Apr 2024
Continuous sexual thoughts and desires of women
I am constantly thinking about sex and women the whole day, and no matter which Ibaadah I engage in, I cannot get rid of these thoughts. Currently,…
Mufti Mohammed Desai - Mufti Online17 Apr 2024
Age of menopause
What is the cut off age of menopause? After that age will she regard that haid as istihadha? Will that age be according to her Islamic age?
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 - Ibn Masood28 Mar 2024
Females trimming the hair
My understanding of females trimming their hair after Umrah is done by taking two fingers and twisting them, and thereafter trimming the ends. This…
Maulana Abdul Kader Fazlani - Mufti Online10 Mar 2024
Wearing the cap niqaab in the state of ihraam
When performing Umrah i find it difficult to wear the cap hijaab. Last umrah i performed with my husband, i removed the niqaab while in ihraam. Can…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Camperdown4 Mar 2024
Using menstrual cups and tampons whilst fasting
Can women use menstrual cups and tampons during Ramadan? Will it break one’s fast?
Abdullah ibn Masud Desai - Ibn Masood29 Feb 2024
Females performing Salaah with short sleeves
Can women perform Salaah with short sleeves? The Burqah will be covering the arm.
Maulana Ahmed Saeed - Jamiat KZN27 Feb 2024
Is ghusl necessary if a baby urinates or poos on a person?
If a baby urinates or poos on you while bathing or changing them, do we need to make ghusl or take a shower to remove the impurity?
Mufti Moosa Salie - Mufti Online17 Feb 2024
Old lady going for umrah during iddat
My grandmother has an umrah trip planned for end of March. But her husband passed away a few days ago (Feb 11). I am aware that iddat is for 4…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Ask Imaam16 Feb 2024
Awrah of a woman; Bad omens
two questions please: first what is the awrah of a slave woman? second in the hadith about bad omen i have read narrations saying the prophet pbuh…
Abdullah Syed Sajid - Mufti Online7 Feb 2024
Muslim girl getting married to a Christian man
I just found out my daughter is pregnant by a Christian guy. I am devastated as we were not aware she was involved with someone. My family is…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online5 Feb 2024
Salaah for a woman who has a haidh habit of 4 days but bleeds for more than 10 days
1. A girl has a haidh habit of 4 days, but for the past year she has been bleeding for over ten days. Does she have to wait for the full ten days to…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Jamiat KZN5 Feb 2024
Women attending the Masjid?
Are women allow to go mosque nowadays?
- Jamiat KZN5 Feb 2024
Women and the Masjid: Avoiding Extremes
Khalid Baig http://www.albalagh.net/ Does Islam require — or even permit —- a coed masjid? Without using the term —for obvious reasons—- many people…
- Mufti Online4 Feb 2024
Getting one's periods when going for umrah
I am traveling from Qatar to perform umrah but I have got my periods and I can’t wait until my periods are over as we have our flights booked. What…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online3 Feb 2024
Muslim woman working with men
What is the Shariah ruling on a married woman who goes out to work wearing unislamic clothing and perfume and working mostly with non mahram…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online3 Feb 2024
Hanafi getting married to a Shaafi
Is it okay for a Hanafi female to get married to a Shafi male?
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online3 Feb 2024
Marrying a Shia
I am 27 years old, financially independent, interested in a girl and want to get married. My parents disagree because she is a Shia and I am a…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online3 Feb 2024
Marrying one's step brother's daughter
I have a step brother (same father, different mother), one of his daughters have been recently widowed. I myself am divorced recently as well. A few…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Jamiat KZN1 Feb 2024
Performing Nikah during the Iddah period
My husband gave me a Talaaq and I sat in Iddah. I got married to another man after two menstrual cycles. Is my Nikah valid?
Mufti Moosa Salie - Ibn Masood30 Jan 2024
Sunnah cupping for females
Can women go to other women for cupping? Are there any restrictions?
Mufti Mohammed Desai - Mufti Online28 Jan 2024
Salaah for a woman who completed her haidh at home but only made ghusl after reaching her destination which was safr distance
A woman completes her haidh at home but only has a ghusl after reaching her destination which is muaafir distance. Will she read salaah as a…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online28 Jan 2024
Woman going fishing
Are women allowed to fish?
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online25 Jan 2024
Men and women performing salaah in a hall separated by a wall
In a Masjid where there is one hall but men and women pray side to side but women are in a space next to the men separated by a wall and a divider…
Mufti Zakaria Makada
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