Family, Women & Children · Subtopic
Women’s Issues & Work
2,848 fatawa from 9 South African Darul Iftas on Women’s Issues & Work, part of Family, Women & Children. Newest first; every fatwa links to the page where its Darul Ifta published it.
Subtopics are grouped from each Darul Ifta’s own categories and the fatwa titles, so the count is approximate.
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Women’s Issues & Work fatawa — page 10 of 72
- Ask Imaam1 Feb 2023
We live as a joint family, what are the laws of hijab in regards to a joint family
We are two brothers both married and parents. I am youngest of all. All together live in one three bedroom flat as a joint family. Please guide how…
Ridhwan Ur Rahman - Mufti Online28 Jan 2023
Purdah touches one's face while in ihraam
I am going for umrah next week insha-Allah. How much sadaqah do I have to give if the purdah touches my face? Is it okay to wear the normal purdah…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Jamiat KZN27 Jan 2023
Revealing one’s hair in front of a suitor
Q. Is it permissible for a woman to appear without a scarf in front of a suitor for marriage?
Mufti Moosa Salie - Jamiat KZN26 Jan 2023
Is it sinful to stop breastfeeding before two years?
Q. I have read that the Quran says it is a right of a child to be breastfed until they are 2 years old. I wanted to know what happens if we do not…
Mufti Moosa Salie - Mufti Online10 Jan 2023
Irregular haidh
In November, I had a tuhr period of 15 days. Then I had haidh from 17 to 27 November. After that I experienced bleeding for 10 more days but I…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online10 Jan 2023
Making ghusl for haidh before 10 days end
My menstrual cycle is 10 days and 15 clean days due to ongoing discharge, etc. My 10 days would have ended at 1.30pm however because I had to travel…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Jamiat KZN10 Jan 2023
Financial responsibility towards a wealthy mother
Q. I would like to know to what extent am I responsible for my mother financially in terms of it being fard upon me. My mother is a divorcee. She…
Mufti Moosa Salie - Ibn Masood5 Jan 2023
Females exercising on the roads and parks
Is it permissible for ladies to take walks with the intention of exercise in groups, with only sisters? Some claim that it’s for health reasons,…
Mufti Mohammed Desai - Mufti Online28 Dec 2022
Purdah between non-mahram males and females
Is it permissible for non-mahram males and females to interact freely and casually among themselves? Could you give some advice on this issue and…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online26 Dec 2022
Marrying two sisters
My husband manipulated my sister and got married to my sister without giving me a divorce. When my sister got to know that their marriage is not…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Jamiat KZN22 Dec 2022
Jewellery for males and females (2/2)
Is it permissible for men to wear a silicon ring?
Mufti Moosa Salie - Jamiat KZN22 Dec 2022
Jewellery for males and females (1/2)
Q. I’m aware that wearing fake rings is not permissible for us females in Islam, however not much is noted about other types of jewelry like…
- Mufti Online9 Dec 2022
Woman in the state of haidh reading Surah Ikhlaas 75000 times as esaale thawaab
I would like to know if it's permissible for a woman who's in the state of haidh to read Surah Ikhlaas 75000 times as esaale thawaab.
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Jamiat KZN24 Nov 2022
Does the intention of marriage justify zina?
I am a young teenage girl just out of High school. I was going steady with a Muslim boy for 2 years. I relaxed myself with him as he pledged to…
- Jamiat KZN22 Nov 2022
The precise time when the Iddah period upon death commences
My question is that if a women’s husband passes away and he is buried 2 days later; does the iddat of the women begin the day of the death or the…
- Ask Imaam19 Nov 2022
‘Iddah of Wafaat
Slms. My mother is sitting iddat after losing my father. She has no other source of income. Can she go back to work?
Mahmood Suliman - Jamiat KZN8 Nov 2022
The status of a non-Muslims marriage after she reverts to Islam
Q. A Hindu couple had been married. The Hindu wife accepted Islam. Can the revert Muslim woman who had been a Hindu wife marry a Muslim man…
- Ask Imaam7 Nov 2022
Spending 40 days for my deceased husband
My husband died in Johannesburg but his Jannaza brought to Durban. Is it permissible for me to be there for his 40 days? My husband was in joburg…
Hasan Ahmed Razzak - Ibn Masood5 Nov 2022
Female changing her surname after marriage
Please advise on the status of a girl changing her surname after marriage? Is it permissible or not?
Mufti Mohammed Desai - Ask Imaam3 Nov 2022
Reusable sanitary pads aka cloth-pads
I was wondering if reusable pads are acceptable in the most stringent interpretations of the Islamic faith. For example, one would bleed into the…
Muajul I. Chowdhury - Mufti Online3 Nov 2022
Woman's ankle exposed during salaah
If the ankle of a woman is exposed for the duration of her entire salaah, is the salaah valid?
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Jamiat KZN27 Oct 2022
Marrying a child from a relationship of Zina
Assalamu alaykum mufti sab there is this Muslim guy who was making zina with a certain woman untill she become pregnant and has a child now. she has…
- Mufti Online26 Oct 2022
Girls Madrasah Reunions
I wanted to ask Mufti Sahib regarding Girls Madrasah Reunions. It doesn't happen very often but when it does women who are old students of the…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Jamiat KZN24 Oct 2022
The precise time when the Iddah period upon death commences
My question is that if a women’s husband passes away and he is buried 2 days later; does the iddat of the women begin the day of the death or the…
Mufti Ismaeel Bassa - Mufti Online20 Oct 2022
Reciting duas and Quraan in the state of haidh
1. Is it permissible to read Manzil without wudhu and in the state of haidh? 2. Is it permissible to read the 1st ten & last 10 ayaat of Surah Kahf…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Camperdown20 Oct 2022
Do females also perform Janaza salaah?? If yes, then how. With jamaat or individually
Do females also perform Janaza salaah?? If yes, then how. With jamaat or individually
Arib Raza - Ask Imaam19 Oct 2022
A non muslim woman had a baby with a muslim man. What must they do?
Hi, I am Christian. I just want to ask a few questions that I am really curious about. If a non muslim woman had a baby with a muslim man ang they…
Mahmood Suliman - Jamiat KZN18 Oct 2022
Can a father marry his son’s mother-in-law?
In our family, a man is a widow. He has five sons and one daughter. The widowed man took his son to India for his son to marry a young girl. The…
Mufti Ismaeel Bassa - Jamiat KZN13 Oct 2022
Can Women Travel Without a Mahram?
The general understanding is that it is prohibited in the Shariah for a female to travel without a Mahram under all circumstances and including for…
[Mufti] Muhammad ibn Adam - Jamiat KZN10 Oct 2022
The status of a non-Muslim’s marriage after she reverts to Islam
A Hindu couple had been married. The Hindu wife accepted Islam. Can the revert Muslim woman who had been a Hindu wife marry a Muslim man immediately…
Mufti Ismaeel Bassa - Jamiat KZN6 Oct 2022
What is the difference between intersex, transgender & is there any sin on them?
What is the difference between an intersex person and a transgender?
Ahmad Patel - Ibn Masood29 Sep 2022
Shaking hands with elderly Ghair Mahram women
What is the ruling with regard to shaking hands with old women such as, one’s mother’s or father’s cousins, their aunties, or elderly people who hug…
Mufti Mohammed Desai - Jamiat KZN27 Sep 2022
Rape & Abortion
A woman was raped and fell pregnant. Is it permissible for her to abort the child?
Mufti Ismaeel Bassa - Mufti Online24 Sep 2022
Woman leaving her home to assist the elderly
I'd like to find out if it is permissible for me as a lady to go out of my home and assist in a local care center for our Muslim mothers of our…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Jamiat KZN17 Sep 2022
‘Smart’Phone Addiction (2/2)
I am entangled in various sins. I am lazy when it comes to acts of worship. Evil and base qualities have overtaken me. I am dominated by nafs (base…
- Jamiat KZN17 Sep 2022
‘Smart’Phone Addiction (1/2)
I was, for a long time, involved in an illicit relationship with a boy. Our relationship eventually reached the point where I trusted him and sent…
- Mufti Online10 Sep 2022
Qadha of salaah for a woman who got her haidh during the salaah time
If a woman gets her haidh during the salaah time, and she hadn’t yet performed the salaah of the time, will qadha of that salaah become compulsory…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online10 Sep 2022
Women performing salaah in the two Harams
Are women allowed to perform salaah behind the imaam in the two Harams?
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Jamiat KZN9 Sep 2022
Is it necessary to repeat a Ghusl if a few drops of semen exits the private parts after performing Ghusl?
I made Ghusl after engaging in conjugal relations with my wife and after Ghusl, a few drops of semen came out. Do I have to repeat the Ghusl?
Mufti Ismaeel Bassa - Jamiat KZN6 Sep 2022
Ruling On A Person Who Had A Sex Change
A ‘man’ had a sex change and is now a woman. The person’s muslim family support him fully for the choices he made. He has large breasts, and, he…
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