Women on Hajj
1,773 questions
Is what this woman was forced to do—treating patients using drugs prescribed to her by those she believes to be jinn—considered polytheism (shirk) or unlawful (haram)? And what should she do?
What is the ruling on being photographed with non-mahram women, and what are its regulations?
What is the ruling of the Sharia regarding how to deal with a mother who insists on shaking hands with and kissing non-mahram men, and attending mixed-gender wedding parties, and what should the son do about this to avoid incurring her wrath and being considered a "dayyuth" (cuckold)?
Is it permissible for four women to travel with their mother from Cairo to Alexandria to visit the mother's family, without a mahram?
What is the ruling on wearing shoes with a heel that is not very high, whether it makes a sound or not? What is the ruling on wearing fabrics with animal skin patterns and praying in them? What is the ruling on using a bag with animal skin patterns or made of leather whose origin is unknown (whether it is natural or not)? Is it permissible to use it as a Sutrah for prayer outdoors?
What is the ruling on removing the niqab and black gloves upon returning to a country where they provoke astonishment and fitna, and is it permissible to refrain from shaking hands with non-mahrams, which is a widespread good custom despite knowing its error?
How can one definitively stop shaking hands with non-mahram women, along with an explanation of the reasons for its prohibition and a response to criticisms directed at not shaking hands, mentioning the noble hadiths that forbid shaking hands and the negative consequences it leads to?
Is it permissible for me to travel alone to Muslim countries to wear the hijab, even if I have to live there without a mahram, given that my family prevents me from wearing it in Western countries?
Is it permissible to wear coats, as I live in Canada where the cold is severe?
Is one who curses immodestly dressed women whom he sees daily, wishing them harm or death, sinful?
What is the ruling regarding a wife working and traveling without a mahram before consummation of the marriage, given that the husband is aware of the impermissibility of this and is unable to prevent her?
Is it permissible to avoid visiting one's paternal aunt (amma) or maternal aunt (khala) when their daughters are present with visitors, in order to avoid shaking their hands and to prevent the anger that might arise from them?
Is vomiting that occurs three or more days before menstruation in women who are otherwise healthy considered a sign of menstruation?
What is the ruling on Dr. Amina Wadud leading worshippers (men and women) in prayer in America, with a girl calling the adhan, and her not wearing a hijab?
ما هي المواضيع التي يُباح الحديث حولها بين الجنسين، إلى جانب الحديث عن الإسلام؟
Is it permissible for a Muslim girl to communicate with non-mahram men (Muslim and non-Muslim) via the internet and phone, and to form friendships with them, for the purpose of improving her English language and correcting the image of Islam, and is it permissible for her to search for a husband through dedicated marriage websites on the internet?
What are the conditions for the Shar'i hijab for Muslim women?
What is the best way to deal with students in school who do not pray, and women who are immodestly dressed, yet appear clothed, and who mock advice?
Is henna obligatory, recommended, or disliked for women, given that there is a saying that the Messenger commanded it, and despite the husband's dislike of its smell?
What are the limits of permissible adornment for a veiled bride who sits facing people with her groom? Is it permissible for her to wear light makeup, kohl, or use a miswak?
What is the ruling on a young man touching a young woman's body over her clothes, and is the young man considered her husband if they pledge that before God, and what is the permissible way that can bring them together now?
Is a woman sinful if she is surprised by a non-mahram man entering her house while she is not wearing a hijab, and what should she do?
Is there not a similarity between a bicycle saddle and a horse saddle that necessitates prohibiting women from riding bicycles, in analogy to the prohibition of riding a saddle which I read about previously?
What is the Shar’i (Islamic legal) opinion regarding someone who uses the noble verse: “and not display of their adornment except what is apparent of it” as an argument that the hijab is not obligatory, on the premise that “what is apparent of it” is unrestricted and refers to the boundaries between modesty and indecency according to each society, environment, and time period, and that the texts of the Sunnah and the actions of the female Companions are applications of this principle within a specific environment, time, and society, and are not absolute or general, and that the Quranic text is the general one by its reference to custom and its not specifying “what is apparent of it”?