Women on Hajj
1,773 questions
Do female animals menstruate?
Why does God not allow me to repent of sex, even though I pray to Him for it?
What is the legitimate Islamic response to someone who describes a woman who uncovers her face as lacking honor, and her husband as a cuckold, bearing in mind that she follows a specific jurisprudential school of thought, and that most Muslim women in Egypt and the Levant uncover their faces?
ما هي صفات نساء الجنة كما ورد في القرآن والسنة؟
What is the ruling on a father insisting on his daughter's university education, despite her complete refusal to do so, due to the free mixing of genders involved, and her going out without a *mahram* because of the long distance?
Is it permissible to uncover the face in front of relatives who live in the same house when wearing the niqab, given the awkwardness of covering the face and the assurance of no fitnah from them?
Is the sole of a woman's foot considered 'awrah (parts of the body that must be covered), and is her prayer valid if it is uncovered?
Is it permissible to exchange verbal greetings between a man and a woman who are not mahram, without shaking hands?
How is Istikhara prayer performed, and what is the interpretation of a dream in which the dreamer sees his girlfriend pointing out the direction of the Qiblah for him, given that there are problems between them threatening their relationship, and what should be done in this situation?
Is the brownish discharge that occurred on the 11th of Dhul-Hijjah – despite using menstruation-delaying pills and its persistence – considered Istihada (non-menstrual bleeding), thereby permitting the completion of rituals and the Ifadah circumambulation?
What is meant by “a day and a night’s journey” in the noble Hadith, “It is not permissible for a woman who believes in Allah and the Last Day to travel a day and a night’s journey unless she is accompanied by a mahram”? Is the Hadith definitive or speculative in its indication? And does it apply to a woman traveling alone by plane from one Muslim country to another, if her husband bids her farewell and her brother receives her?
What is the ruling on some women being lenient in the matter of breastfeeding their sons or daughters, under the pretext of the mother's desire for her son to have a brother through breastfeeding, while there is no urgent need for breastfeeding? And is that considered tampering and mixing of lineages?
Is mixed-gender charity work involving young men and women, and traveling together in medical convoys, forbidden (haram)? And is publishing photos or praising the association considered an invitation to that which is forbidden (haram)?
Is it permissible to marry a Muslim woman who has previously consumed alcohol, and will the difference in her relatives' religion affect the the children's future?
What is the ruling on a woman wearing bodysuits and stretch clothing inside the home, and is this considered an imitation of disbelievers?
What is the Islamically prescribed dress for Muslim women, and what is the ruling on imitating non-Muslims in their clothing?
Is there a contradiction between Surah At-Tahrim, verse 4, and Surah Al-Ahzab, verse 33?
Is the repentance and remorse of an oppressor who has repented and sought forgiveness accepted, even if the oppressed refuse to forgive him and curse him, with some of them demanding compensation for forgiveness, and will harm befall the oppressor and his family due to the prayers of the oppressed, despite his repentance?
Is it obligatory for a woman to recite aloud in prayer, and which prayers does she recite aloud in, and which silently?
What is the ruling on my work as a taxi driver, given my seclusion with non-mahram women who do not adhere to Islamic dress, and what is the ruling on transporting Muslims and non-Muslims to bars and nightclubs?
Is wishing to marry poor and good-hearted girls—with the intention of providing protection and chastity, without lust—considered a good intention or a bad one?
What is the ruling on buying children's clothes that contain images of animals and humans, and what is the ruling on a woman riding with her sister's husband accompanied by her sister, or with her husband's brother accompanied by his mother?
Does wearing a tight T-shirt or shirt in front of women—knowing that the chest, back, and stomach are not considered 'awrah'—fall under the scope of the Hadith "dressed yet naked"?
Is it permissible for a woman to seek divorce from her righteous husband because she has no feelings for him, and for the purpose of marrying another man whom she loves and who is already married? And is it permissible for that other man to divorce his wife for the same purpose?