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  • Woman's covering her face

    According to my understanding the order of covering face was revealed when Muslim women were disturbed and harmed by non-Muslims. It is amazing that even Muslim men nowadays look at women and talk about them etc. So, I think that the covering face is only compulsory where the women are unsafe or harmed like during traveling or moving from place to place.. More

  • Teenager Marrying Older Woman

    I am a teenager,. but I have agreed to marry a woman who is half older than me and very big in body size. So please advice me if this is a problem. .. More

  • Rights of Wife and Children Over Husband's Earnings

    What are the rights of a wife/children over her husband's earnings under the Islamic Jurisprudence? .. More

  • Marriage Based on Lies and Fraud

    Kindly tell me if the nikah is based on lie and fruad then what shoud be done. If a person says that he has given divorce to his ex wife and there is no liability on him from her and the daughter is also living with her and i have nothing to do with them, as he is living in America, before getting married second time he never gave divorce to his first.. More

  • Criteria of Selecting a Wife

    We all know that the messenger of Allah (pbuh) has encouraged us to seek a righteous woman (Thaatu Din) for marriage. To ensure that the woman they're trying to marry is indeed righteous, some youth require that their wives have certain requirements such as memorizing Qur'an (or most of it) and wearing Niqab (i.e. coving their faces). Are these valid.. More

  • Couple in Zina according to Hanbali School

    In Mazhab Hanbali, if a couple did zina, they cannot marry at all and should be separated at once. Is this true? .. More

  • Wearing Hijab

    Can I take niqab on and off, i.e. according to situation and where I go?.. More

  • Prayers by women

    1) What do the Ulema say in case of Eid and Jumma Prayers for woman. Are both these prayers to performed in Jammat and with Khutba? How do women say these two salat. Are they supposed to say these prayers? Kindly explain in details.2) What are the basic differences in the saying of Salats between man and woman? Please list all differences, if any... More

  • Marrying a Half-Sister and Using Black Color

    1) Since a half-sister from the father's side did not share the mother's milk from her half-brother from her father's side is it permissible according to Shariah law and the Qur'an that they can marry legally?2) Since green with all it's grades is the Islamic color, why don't the sheikhs in the Gulf states and the Saudi's and Iran ask the women to give.. More

  • Naming Children by Names of Angels

    I would like to know if its right to name a child after the angels? .. More

  • Fearful of Having Children for Medical Reasons

    I have 2 kids (boys) with Sickle cell Disease ( blood Disease). Now I’m not sure if I need to get another child who may suffer with the same disease. I believe and I’m sure all things are from our Great Creator “God”, but this effects all the family in different way directly or in directly. Please advice. .. More

  • Wife's right over her husband's salary

    What right does a wife have over her husband's salary in terms of investing for her, and children's future, food, clothing, buying properties, etc in Islam?.. More

  • Saying talaq in jest

    My husband and I were talking. We were not serious or joking just talking. I said to him that if I saw him flirt with women I would ask for talaq. He said why wait till then. Then we were silent for a while. I said, ok then say it.He said no (he wanted me to stop saying this) so he said you say the word talaq and I will say it after you. So we did... More

  • Widow performing Hajj during her `Iddah

    The husband of an old woman, more than 50 years old just died, she would like to perform hajj along with her brother's two sons, although she is still within Iddah. Is it allowed?.. More

  • Female reciters

    I'm from Canada and we received group of reciters from Indonesia. Among them was a woman. My question is : Is it allowed for a woman to make a public recitation or to be a reciter?.. More