Women on Hajj
1,773 questions
What is the ruling on entering a wedding hall, taking pictures in it, and clapping for the bride without dancing? Is it permissible to use a closed drum (al-fad‘oos) or a drum open from the back (al-darbuka)?
Is it permissible to swear on the Qur'an to someone who is not a forbidden relative (mahram) to me, such as a girlfriend or fiancée, and is it forbidden because the relationship itself is forbidden?
Is it impermissible for a man to shake hands with a non-mahram woman, even if she is elderly and undesirable, and is the punishment for that to be stabbed with an iron needle, specifically for the man only?
What is the ruling on selling sportswear to women?
Is it permissible to take photographs for memory on the wedding day, knowing that the photographer and the one responsible for developing are women?
Is a woman's correspondence with men who are not her mahram—including one she thought was a healer but turned out to be a charlatan, and another young man to clarify medical information—considered a breach of her covenant with Allah not to correspond with young men except on matters of English language and computers? And does this imply that she has sinned and become a hypocrite?
What is the expiation for masturbating during menstruation before purification from it while performing Hajj?
Is it permissible for a divorced woman to travel a distance of 900 km to visit relatives, buy necessities, or for a change of scenery, whether alone, with her sister, or with her sister and her husband? And does the religious prohibition against a woman traveling without a mahram apply to her?
What is the ruling of the Sharia on informing a woman's family or the competent authorities about a non-mahram man who entered her house at night, given that three witnesses saw the incident and confirmed that he is not one of her mahrams? Is this considered qadhf (slanderous accusation) that requires four witnesses? And what are the opinions of the four madhhabs on this issue?
What is the ruling on a woman's participation in student organizations with an Islamic methodology that may cause her to lose her femininity and sanctity?
Does the unmarried young man who has lost one of his testicles, or who has completely lost both testicles, fall outside the scope of the rulings, commands, and prohibitions of the Qur’an and Sunnah that pertain to men, such that there is no sin upon him for looking at women or practicing masturbation, and he is not included in the rulings for men?
Is the combination of all the characteristics mentioned in the noble Hadith—"clothed yet naked, their heads like the humps of camels"—a prerequisite for a woman to be denied entry into Paradise, or is it sufficient to possess only one characteristic? And does any slight protrusion in the shayla, for the purpose of beautification, fall under the forbidden meaning of "their heads like the humps of camels"?
Is the owner of a travel and tourism agency sinful for transporting women to perform Umrah without a mahram but with a safe companion?
Is it permissible for a man to wear Chinese gold (plated only with gold color)?
Is it permissible for a wife to uncover her face after the age of 48, especially since the niqab bothers her breathing?
Has the 'iddah (waiting period) of the divorced woman who has not menstruated for four months, except for two cycles, expired? And is the suitor sinful for proposing to her and entering her house in this situation?
Is it forbidden for a woman to apply henna and to love her brothers?
Is there anything upon her after she entered into a state of Ihram for 'Umrah and invoked upon herself imprisonment, then her menstruation came and she did not go?
Is shunning one's female cousin for more than eight months—due to her deviance and un-Islamic attire—considered a sin from a Sharia perspective, especially given that she is like a sister to the questioner?
Are non-Mahram relatives considered strangers, necessitating full hijab in front of them? And is not objecting to not covering the feet in front of them, or not compelling one's sister to wear socks in the street, considered being a Dayyuth? And is a Dayyuth he who does not feel ghira (protective jealousy) over his family? And what is meant by "family"? And is it obligatory to advise Mahram relatives, both adults and minors, to cover their feet?
Why were the polytheists not mentioned in Surat al-Fatiha, even though they were the first to whom the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, was sent, unlike the People of the Book (Jews and Christians) who were mentioned in it?
What is the religious directive regarding a person living with his sister's son in a single, cramped house, where neither of them is considered a mahram to the other's wife, while suitable housing is available at reasonable prices?
Did the jurists cite the permissibility of looking without lust from an action of Aisha, may God be pleased with her, when she used to look at those playing with spears, or how was her looking at strangers?
Is looking at women a kind of hypocrisy?