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  • Husband may not let male relatives stay at home with his wife

    I share a two room set with my sister, her baby and her husband. We both share the expenses. He wants to keep his sister's son at home who is a ghair mahram for my sister. he wants him to stay here for 10 days or more in the house of two rooms with a kitchen and lat-bathroom adjacent to the room where the non mahram would be living. the same kitchen.. More

  • Woman's voice is not 'Awrah but she has to speak modestly

    I am a revert to islam. This question is in two parts. Shortly after we married, my wife tripped over an uneven part of the pavement and fractured her knee. A particularly conservative lady phoned her to state that she would visit her that evening - provided that I was not home; thereby throwing me out of my own home when all I wanted to do is relax.. More

  • Ruling on wearing a face veil that uncovers the eyes

    As a revert I want to cover my face and eyes when unrelated men are around. How small should any eye slit (before eye screening veils are dropped) be? Is it correct that both upper and lower eye lashes are not visible in the slit? Is it ok to deliberately restrict my field and clarity of vision (as long as I "can still see the way" - but with difficulty)?.. More

  • A woman should not travel without a Mahram whether her travel is long or short

    As salaamu alaykum wa rahmatullahi wa barakatuhu. I have a question in regards traveling without mahram. I live in a part of the world where many women travel alone, and are raped, murdered and kidnapped on a regular basis. Despite this many Muslim women in this area travel alone, even those who have mahram to go with them. A sister recently argued.. More

  • Ruling on attending a school that bans Hijab

    I go to a an-all girls school where I'm not allowed to wear my hijjab. When I asked my parents to get me out, they refused saying that you'll face even more fitna learning in a mixed school. But I'm worried that I'll be sinning by not wearing the hijjab in front of my male teachers. Should I continue learning in that school? .. More

  • Specifications of the Islamic code of dress for women

    Asalam o Alaikum!!!! In Pakistan there is a trend of wearing shalwar kameez for women and for men also. But women also wear dupatta to cover her shoulders, chest and head. But from some years there is a change in trend in which women wear trousers(somehow they are named as trousers (but it is only change is shalwar design according to me) with other.. More

  • New Muslim would like to donate non-Hijabi clothes

    I have clothes that I no longer use. These clothes are less conservative because I wore them when I was not yet a Muslim i.e. they do not conform with the Islamic teachings of covering up. Do I donate these clothes or do I dispose them? .. More

  • It is prohibited for your husband to intermix with his sister-in-law

    My younger brother in law passed away ten years ago leaving three kids and a revert wife. After the funeral the wife started flirting with my husband and treats me as an outsider since she has his blood nieces and nephew. She still try to find ways to spend time with him and flirt at every opportunity. He said he is uncomfortable but puts up with it.. More

  • A false analogy between wife to man and slave to Allaah

    As-salaamu 3laikum, A while ago I read an article stating that the role of the man as the head of the household is analogous to the relationship between Allah and His servants. I know that some types of analogy are not the same as making a direct comparison with Allah subhanahu wa taala but what is the ruling in this case? Is there any basis for this.. More

  • Listening to women give Islamic lectures on YouTube

    Now a days I see a lot of Muslim lady scholars delivering Islamic lectures uploaded in YouTube. Though these ladies are covered properly how far it is permissible for the men to hear their talk? Kindly elaborate. Jazakallah wa Khairan.... .. More

  • He had had an affair with his brother's wife in the past

    I have 2 friends who are brothers and the wife of the younger brother in the past committed zina with the older brother. Both brothers are aware of this but the younger brother is demanding that the older brother have a normal sister in law/brother in law relationship with his wife ie. go to there house for dinner and play happy familes and treat her.. More

  • There should be no conflict between marriage and studying

    Asalamualakum, My wife and i are newly married for about 6 months. and we are both in med school. although we have fallen behind due to the joy of being married. it has taken a toll on our studies. My wife believes that a divorce would be the best solution. so that we could focus mainly on our studies. I understand that med-school can be hard due to.. More

  • A wife helping her family financially without her husband's knowledge

    Asalam Aliakum, I am a Muslim sister – me and my husband masha Allah share a very good relationship. My husband masha Allah earns very well that he spends very decently on me (in our home) as well on his parents and brothers and sisters – you can include him among very high earning individuals. I am currently not working, however my parents are.. More

  • Working under a woman officer and standing up for her when she enters

    our new officer is a muslim woman is it allowed in islam to follow a woman officer? can we stand up when she will enter our work place.?jazakallahookharia .. More

  • Scholars’ opinions on a woman staying in seclusion with more than one man and vice versa

    Assalaamu Alaykum,What is the ruling on a group of girls and young men spending time together in the campus cafeteria as mere friends and colleagues? They talk about serious issues such as religious and political topics. If these young men are religious and the girls adhere to Hijaab, what is the ruling on such a gathering, especially given that such.. More