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  • Observes religious duties but is not convinced of Hijab because it undermines her status

    I am a Muslim woman. I observe the prayer and fasting but do not wear the Hijab because I am not convinced of it. I believe that wearing the Hijab undermines my status and feel that men enjoy more freedom than women. Will I be admitted to Hell if I remain without wearing it? Please advise! .. More

  • Abandoning Hijab while relying on other good deeds

    I am a 17-year-old girl. I do not wear the Hijab. Having known the scholars' opinion in this regard, I realized that wearing the Hijab is an obligation. Nevertheless, I am not internally convinced that it is an obligation, as I heard some people saying that the Hijab-related Quranic verses were revealed to address a certain incident that occurred during.. More

  • Woman wears pajamas before brother-in-law

    What is a woman allowed to wear before her brother-in-law? Can she wear pajamas before such a person, given that it is loose-fitting? What is the sharia ruling if she spends the night at her mother's house while her brother-in-law (her sister's husband) is spending the night at the same house? .. More

  • Widow does not have to wear specific clothes during ‘Iddah

    Is a widow required to wear only white clothes during her ‘iddah (post-marriage waiting period), or she is allowed to wear clothes with other colors? .. More

  • Woman wearing transparent clothes before sons

    What is the Sharee'ah ruling on a husband who criticizes his daughter and wife because they wear transparent clothes inside their apartment in the summer and none sees them except the sons who are between 8 and 14 years old? Would you please advise us so as to end this family's problems? .. More

  • Family boycotting man who married non-Muslim girl

    Assalaamu alaykum. A Muslim boy married a Non-muslim girl who did not accept Islam. The boy's family arranged for the wedding and the wedding feast. Some family members objected and abandoned their relationship with all those who attended these. We request a guidance in the light of the Quran and the Sunnah. Is it right to end the relationship with.. More

  • Permission of first wife not necessary to take second wife

    Assalaamu alaykum. Greetings. Please explain in detail about, I tried to make a non-Muslim girl Muslim, and she became Muslim on the condition that I marry with her, but my wife does not allow me to marry her because she loves me, and this girl also loves me, and I love both equally. So I need to know what I should do. Two years ago, my wife got pregnant,.. More

  • Families of married couple forcing them to divorce before consummating marriage

    Assalaamu alaykum. I am from Kolkata, India. I have been married to my wife for the last five months, but the marriage has not been consummated. After marriage, things have not been good; both her family and mine were not happy (they did not show this openly) with this marriage, but they accepted the marriage in the end. Now, all of a sudden, due to.. More

  • Wearing hair in bun under Hijab

    I have long hair and I usually make a bun by collecting my hair and wrapping it in a circular coil around itself, typically on the back of the head. I do not fix it too high. Then I wear my hijab on it. Is this style included in the hadith in which the Prophet, sallallaahu ‘alayhi wa sallam, described some women of Hell and said that their heads "look.. More

  • Marriage to woman stipulating not to wear Niqab

    Someone proposed to a woman who stipulated that she would not wear a Niqab after marriage, sufficing only with the Hijab. Is it better to leave her and marry another one? .. More

  • Looking at girl when proposing second time

    Assalaamu alaykum. A boy once sent a betrothal and got permission to take a look at the girl in front of her family. Then there was a pause for about two years because he was jobless. After having secured a job, he wants to meet the family again to carry on with the marriage. Is he allowed to look at the girl after these two years have passed? Note:.. More

  • Spouses sleeping in separate beds

    Assalaamu alaykum. I came across these words of the Scholar Ibn Jawzi, may Allaah have mercy upon him: “The wife should have her own bed, and the husband should have his own bed. They should not engage in intimacy except in a state of [physical] perfection.” [Sayd Al-Khatir, p: 606] In light of this, is it permissible for spouses to have separate.. More

  • Wife pleasuring husband with piece of silk

    Assalaamu alaykum. Is it permissibile for the wife to pleasure her husband (by hand) with silk fabric? And is it permissible for the husband to sleep with his wife who wears silk pajamas? .. More

  • Congratulating unmarried couple on the birth of child

    I hope you are in good health. My brother, who is a non-Muslim and in a relationship (unmarried) with a woman, is due to have a child in maybe less than two weeks, Allaah willing. I feel that it is not good to congratulate for a child born outside of marriage; is that correct? So what would be good for me to say to them upon the child's arrival? And.. More

  • Roleplaying between spouses to enhance intimacy

    Assalaamu alaykum. What is the ruling on roleplaying between spouses to enhance one's sex life? Please elaborate. .. More