Is a woman's work permissible or forbidden? Is the default ruling on it prohibition or permissibility? If it is permissible with legitimate controls, is working in a mixed environment permissible or forbidden? Is the appointment of 'Umar ibn al-Khattab of a woman to the position of Al-Hisbah generalizable? Is excessive talk unrelated to work in the workplace forbidden? Is working with a secular female writer to translate her various articles forbidden? Should a woman wait for marriage to begin her role in life? Is the niqab obligatory?

The fundamental principle is that a woman should remain in her home and only leave when there is a need. It is permissible for her to engage in work if she genuinely needs it, provided she adheres to Islamic manners and conceals her adornment, including her face, according to the more preponderant opinion. As for Ash-Shifa bint Abdullah Al-Qurashiyah Al-Adawiyah taking charge of market supervision (al-ḥisbah), it is mentioned in her biography that Umar ibn Al-Khattab appointed her to oversee some market affairs. Regarding your work as a translator for a secular writer, if you are translating her ideas, this falls under aiding in sin, and you must abandon this work because it is a participation in spreading evil.