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  • Hijab in the Qur'an

    A friend of mine says that to get covered was only for that time( Holy Prophet's sallallaahu  `alayhi  wa  sallam ( may  Allaah exalt his mention )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

  • Muslim women covering their hair

    Why do Muslim women cover their hair?.. More

  • Islamic dress for the woman

    Regarding the proper dress code of the Islamic dress for the woman (Hijab) are there any colours that I must wear? If I wear rings on my hand and is there a Hadith to support the answer?.. More

  • Several women's responsibilities

    1) According to Shariah how much permission is afforded a woman who covers and leaves her home to study religion and worldly education? 2) Does a 40-year-old female required to wear Hijab? 3) According to Shariah what are the responsibilities of a married woman toward her mother who lives in the same city but cannot see her often because of.. More

  • Status of woman

    Praise be to Allah, the Lord of the Worlds; and may His blessings and peace be upon our Prophet Muhammad and upon all his Family and Companions. 1) After me, I have not left any Fitnah (trial and affliction) more harmful to men than women." [Al-Bukhari). Isn't this Hadith degradin women's status? 2) I would like to ask of the most frequently.. More