Women on Hajj
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What is the ruling on women reciting the Quran in a group while men listen to them, knowing that the recitation is according to the Warsh روایت in Morocco?
What is the ruling on young men sitting with young women—as classmates—in public places such as university cafeterias, even if the conversation is about serious matters? And does the ruling differ if they are committed (to Islamic teachings), both men and women? And does privacy (khalwa) cease to exist when there are a number of young men with a number of young women?
What is the Islamic ruling on a woman traveling to seek knowledge without a Mahram?
Is it permissible to work in a shop that sells women's accessories and places some items on parts of the body? Do the problems I face indicate a punishment from Allah? And what is the interpretation of feeling unstable and spiritually empty despite observing religious obligations and reciting the Quran?
Is a Muslim woman's visit to people who commit some Sharia violations, such as not lowering the volume of music and wearing immodest clothes, without her denouncing their actions, considered disobedience to Allah in seeking to please people? And how can she overcome this embarrassment while maintaining good relations with them?
What is the ruling on shaking hands with an elderly strange woman, and what is the ruling on shaking hands with her if there is a barrier?
What is the ruling of Islamic law on holding a mixed-rite wedding ceremony, which includes the removal of Hindu religious manifestations from it, to please non-Muslim parents, knowing that both parties are Muslim?
Is it forbidden or suspicious for a female doctor to touch foreign male students, or for male students to touch a foreign female doctor, during practical exercises, for the purpose of correcting postures and learning?
What is the ruling on a husband communicating with his wife's orphaned sisters by phone to offer them financial assistance without his wife's knowledge?
Is "Vile women are for vile men, and vile men are for vile women. Good women are for good men, and good men are for good women" and "The fornicator does not marry except a fornicatress or a polytheistess" a command from God, or a destiny for those afflicted with fornication? Meaning, has God destined for the fornicator only a fornicatress, and for the righteous man a chaste woman? And if the fornicator repents with sincere repentance, will he find a righteous wife? And are female dancers and singers who are alone with non-mahram men judged as fornicatresses? And has God forbidden righteous, chaste women to fornicators?
Is it permissible for a woman to wear a coat made of natural rabbit fur if it is considered an adornment or a garment of fame?
Is money taken from a female colleague at work, within the framework of a romantic relationship, and exchanged gifts, forbidden or permissible?
What is the ruling on a woman working who is compelled to spend two nights away from her home, at a distance of 85 km, and travels without a mahram with other women? And is the travel distance calculated from the home or from outside the urban area, especially in contiguous cities?
What is the ruling on women embracing and kissing each other, and is it obligatory to inform less-observant relatives of its prohibition if it is a common custom?
Is communication via Messenger between a mixed work team (young men and women) to discuss project matters only, without delving into any other topics, considered a mistake?
Is it permissible to employ women in the reception of a private medical clinic?
What is the ruling on a man celebrating his wedding with his bride in a hall where there are non-mahram women?
What are the necessary steps to complete a valid Islamic marriage ceremony held in the home of the new Muslim convert's parents, taking into consideration the observance of Sharia guidelines so that the marriage is valid and not void in the future?
What is the ruling on posting pictures of women in forum signatures, and what is the ruling on using usernames that denote love and infatuation therein?
Is a veiled woman's sitting with her fiancé's brother, his mother, his father, her brother, and her mother to discuss general matters considered a violation of Sharia? Is it permissible for a woman to greet her maternal cousin and congratulate him on his marriage over the phone, or to ask him to convey her greetings to his wife? Is it permissible for a man to greet his paternal cousin over the phone and inquire about her husband's well-being?
What is the ruling of Islam regarding girls who openly sell their bodies in stores in Europe while claiming to be Muslim, and those among them who practice lesbianism or sodomy, and what should be done about them, and who is responsible for them?
Is it permissible to shake hands with the elderly wife of a paternal uncle if refraining from shaking hands causes aversion and hatred, and relatives have become accustomed to it?
Is addressing or looking at poor male workers in the ministry considered forbidden, even if it is for the purpose of treating them kindly and helping them?
What is the distance after which a woman is considered a traveler? Are there exceptional cases that permit a woman to travel without a Mahram, such as for Da'wah (calling to Islam)? What is the validity of the saying that it is permissible for a woman to travel alone if a Mahram takes her and another Mahram receives her? What is the ruling on a woman traveling without a Mahram, and how does one repent from it?