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  • Parents who are seperated spending time together

    My husband's friend (who is a Muslim) has been separated from his American non-Muslim wife for the last two years or so. They have two daughters: one of them is a student in Florida and the other one is almost four years old. The agreement that they had regarding the second daughter, who is still a minor, is that she spends one week with her father.. More

  • When wearing the hijab is not obligatory

    Please can you answer this question? I have been told by some sisters that you should keep your hijab on all the time even in the house as the angels see you, in the bathroom and even sleeping. I am new convert to Islam. I want to find out the truth about this as I have not been wearing it at home, only when I pray and when I have to leave the home. I.. More

  • Treating the elderly, especially women being alone with a marriageable woman

    I work for Age Concern as an outreach worker, and have to make home visits for elderly 50+ disabled people. Although I make sure that someone is present at home such that does not occur, but it is not always possible especially with non-Muslims as they do not care. Is it allowed for me to enter a home, or is the ruling same for someone who has gone.. More

  • Maintaining proper relations with sisters-in-law who live with him

    I am a practicing Muslim of Ahl Sunnah wal hamdulillah. I am revert and married with two kids. Two of my sisters-in-law live with me as they are attending college in our city far away from their home town. All are good Muslims. I only give them salaam and I never sit to talk with them as they are grown, 18 and 20 years. They are shy as much as I.. More

  • Hijab in the Qur'an

    A friend of mine says that to get covered was only for that time( Holy Prophet's PBUH time)as he was told to get his wives covered as it was the beginning of Islam and people could have teased his wives, that's why Allah addressed Holy Prophet and told him so. Please you are requested to refer to Quranic verses so that I can show my friend and help.. More

  • Being in a community where Hijab is not encouraged

    Here our community is very small; most of the women do not wear Hijab. Another brother and I tried to advise the leaders here, but they became upsetand looked for excuses to avoid the issue, so this became like a wedge between us. Also a brother tried to arrange a lecture from a Saudi scholar, but the leaders rejected it, for no reason. I don't.. More

  • Ruling of mixed circles

    I am the President of the Muslim Student Association (M.S.A) in my college.Insha Allah, we would like to start Halaqas (circles)for the members of the M.S.A. Wedisagree on whether thecircles should be segregated bygenderor not. I want it segregated, and our advisor, a female, doesn't want is segregated. The reason I want it segregated is because.. More

  • What a Muslim woman should wear when sitting with non-Muslim women

    Is it possible to sit with non-Muslim ladies without a veil? (I'm a veiled Muslimah.).. More

  • She wants to call a male colleague to Islam

    Please advise me. I have a very kind colleague at work who is French, very polite and a respectful man. I want to help him convert Islam. He said he is ready to do if I can convince him. He has the intention to search and convert. What is the best way for me to convince him, e.g. the best subjects or sites for him to search, stories of people who converted.. More

  • Women's work

    Does a woman have a choice to work outside? The Prophet's wife Khadija(r) used to, so is it permissible?.. More

  • Group sleep over for Muslim female youth

    My question is regarding having sleep over. I really understand that sleep over is not appropriate for us (Muslim).Now summer is approaching and practicing sleep over here in the west is very common. I'm just wondering is there any ruling or is it really applicable to have "GROUP SLEEP OVER FOR MUSLIM YOUTH GIRL in the mosque (Masjid)though the.. More

  • Transporting brother's wife

    AmI Allowed to drop my brother's wife by car to her parent's home? .. More

  • Opposed to playing cards with mixed sexes

    We have some friends here and we visit them whenever they call us. They force us to play cards with friends, male and female, and I strongly oppose it. Please explain what we should do... More

  • Women-only physical training classes for Muslims

    We have set up a voluntary organization to help the Muslim women and young girls in physical and educational training. Our aim is to put on women only classes such as karate and aerobics and swimming. However we have been told that we should not encourage women leave their houses and also that there is a fatwa that says women should not.. More

  • Amusement park rides for Muslim women

    I am new to Islam. My friends want me to accompany them on amusement park rides, but I do not think this is proper. It strikes me as being immodest of a chaste Islamic woman to make a spectacle of her in front of men this way, particular if they are Kuffar. Am I being overly scrupulous? .. More