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Preparing residence for wife within in-laws’ house
Assalaamu alaykum. Please do not refer to other answers. I have three bedrooms in my home with considerable space in between. My parents and brothers live in the other rooms, and they are conscious about the basics of hijab. If I allot one of these bedrooms (which has an attached bathroom) tomy wife and buy her a small cooking station, is that sufficient.. More
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Women working as medical interpreters with male doctors and patients
Assalaamu alaykom. My question is about pursuing a career as a medical interpreter. Being a Muslim woman, is it halal for me to do this given that I may find myself in a situation where I am with a male doctor and a male patient in a doctor's room or office interpreting for them? If that career is not halal, can you please give me some recommendations.. More
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Money earned from working in mixed environment
Assalaamu alaykum. I want to earn money, but I do not have the necessary capital to start a business. My sister works in a mixed environment, and she earns a good amount of money. I have read that when a woman works in mixed environment, the money that she earns is halal but she is sinning by mixing with men while working. Would you please give me evidence.. More
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Wearing hijaab on sensitive scalp
Assalaamu alaykum. There is a sister who has a problem with her hair scalp. She began to wear the hijab 3-4 years ago. When she began to wear it, she developed red spots on her scalp. She went to 7 doctors, and all of them ignore what caused her scalp to be like this.They told her to change her diet and to change the material of her hijab, but no change.. More
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Woman giving out food to fasting men
Assalaamu alaykum wa rahmatullaahi wa barakaatuhu, Shaykh. Is it permissible for a woman to personally distribute foods, drinks, Miswaaks (tooth stick), or breakfast, etc. to men? I mean in general, so please advise; and if not, then please advise on whether this is allowed in Masjid Al-Haraam and Masjid An-Nabawi. Please, if possible, respond at your.. More
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How woman honors non-Mahram male guests
Assalaamu alaykum. Can you please explain how we should interpret the story of Zainab bint Muhammad, may Allah be pleased with ther, when the Prophet, sallallaahu 'alayhi wa sallam,spoke to her regarding her husband, who was also her cousin:
Then he, sallallaahu 'alayhi wa sallam,walked to where she stood and quietly said to her, “Be generous to.. More
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Women may write books and diaries
1) Is it permissible or not for women to write and publish beneficial books on religious and other permissible subjects and topics which include fiction (poems, stories) and non-fiction (research, education, biography, etc.)? Is the writing of women considered ‘Awrah (what should be covered of the body)? If her writing (books) are read by non-Mahram.. More
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Female doctors circumcising boys
Assalaamu alaykum. In some medical centres, female doctors circumcise children and adult boys. They are very expert at this, but is it permissable in Islam? Similarly, some female surgeons perform operations of adult male genitalia, like hydrocele, epididmocele, herniorhaphy; these operations involve male testes; is this permissible? These female doctors.. More
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Woman shaking hands with men with disabilities
Assalaamu alaykum. I work in a program that assists individualswith disabilities to understand the work environment. In Islam, is it permissible for for a woman to shake hands with a male individual who has disabilities?
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Listening to music without human voice
Hello,I am 19 years old. I pray five times a day, praise be to Allah, and I hope that, Allah willing, it will stay this way. I have an issue about the topic "music" and have some questions. I have heard that musical instruments are haram, which I can not deny, because you really gave the evidence from the Quran and Hadith. My questions are:
1. Is.. More
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Extent of woman's hijaab at home if windows are kept open
Assalaamu alaykum. I am from Bangladesh. In my county, most of the people cannot afford an air conditioning system at home. So we need to keep the windows open, especially in the summer. Now, a woman does not wear the hijab in her home, but as the window is open, men from other houses can see her without her hijab. My question is, will she be sinful.. More
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Two reports from Ibn ‘Abbaas about Niqaab
I was wondering; regarding the face veil, I read two reports from Ibn ‘Abbaas:
Imam Ibn Katheer wrote in the preface of his Tafseer, "If we are unable to find a suitable Tafseer (exegesis) in the Quran or in the Sunnah, we go to the opinions of the Companions, for it is certain that they knew the Quran better than anyone else due to their knowledge.. More
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Daughter travelling abroad to study
Respected Shaikh, assalaamu alaikum. Please give me the direct answer to my important question below. (Links are not appropriate sometimes.) My daughter's application in Qatar University for a bachelor's degree was not accepted due to a lack of capacity. I wanted to keep her with myself and my family, so we were very interested in Qatar University,.. More
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Belittling women is un-Islamic
Assasalaamu alaykum Shaikh, to what extent is it right or wrong to tell women that they are dumb and cannot do what a man can do? Or to what extent is it right or wrong to tell a man not to cry like a woman or to insult men by telling them to sit in their home and wear bracelet while it is so demeaning? It is as if being a woman is a shameful thing... More
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Woman traveling without Mahram for necessity
If a woman has migrated to a land to save her religion, honour, and life, and stays alone, but she has the nationality and passport of the land where she migrated from and the passport needs to be renewed, can she travel back to that land for this purpose and then return back without a Mahramto the new land if she does not have a trustworthy Mahram.. More
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