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  • No authentic evidence that slave women used to walk around bare-breasted

    Assalaamu alaykum. I am a revert to Islam, praise be to Allah. However, I have heard about an issue which troubles me. The issue is regarding slave women walking around bare-breasted in Madinah in the time of ‘Umar, may Allah be pleased with him. This is also mentioned by Hamza Yusuf in one of his talks as he mentions a fact. Please provide insight.. More

  • Procrastination in wearing hijaab

    I converted to Islam one year ago. Since then, I have stopped drinking alcohol, started praying, started studying, and done many more things. My husband is angry about the fact that I do not wear a hijab yet. I want to wear the hijab, but I need some time to mentally prepare for that. He does not accept it and tells me that I am not honest in my faith.. More

  • Wearing niqaab in one country but not in another

    Assalaamu alaykum. I am a Muslim who lives in Egypt and wears the hijbab. Recently, my father has moved to work in Saudia Arabia, where I go to visit him. Upon going there, my father insisted on me wearing the niqab there although he did not ask me to wear it back in egypt. I told him that I do not want to wear the niqab and that if it were an obligation.. More

  • Concealing non-Arab identity to gain respect

    Assalaamu alaykum wa rahmatullaahi wa barakaatuhu, Shaykh. I am a non-Arab woman, but I try not to reveal that I am non-Arab when I fear that if I reveal that, by speaking English or Urdu, or by my dress, etc., I maybe mistreated, abused, disrespected, made fun of, or being flirted with, by men. I have lived life with these experiences, and I hesistate.. More

  • Woman not obliged to cover hair detached from her head

    Assalaamu alaykum wa rahmatullaahi wa barakaatuhu, Shaykhs. If a woman's hair has fallen from her head or has been cut off, will she be sinful if a non-Mahram (permanently unmarriageable kin) looks at that hair of her? For example, that which is cut off at the completion of ‘Umrah or what falls off the head and sticks to the abaya, gloves, etc., should.. More

  • Black color is not condition in clothes of Muslim women

    It is not a condition for the hijab to be black. Please give the authentic hadith that proves that women wore colours and not just black during the time of the Prophet, sallallaahu ‘alayhi wa sallam,and that there is no obligation to wear black at all times. I prefer all the hadiths with references in one mail for easy reference and to tell others... More

  • Age of boys woman is required to cover head in front of

    I am an expatriate 15-year-old girl. This summer, I traveled to my home country to spend some time with my family members with whom we regularly gather. I am veiled (wearing the face cover) and I even used to wear the veil before young boys. However, I once sat with my hair uncovered while wearing pants in front of my 11-year-old cousin's son. Is this.. More

  • Wearing a dress above knee with stockings

    I bought a short dress that reaches above the knee and want to wear long stockings in order to cover the parts of the legs that are not covered by the dress. Is it permissible to wear this? .. More

  • Woman wearing immodest clothes in front of her brothers

    Some male youths are annoyed because their sisters wear very tight clothes before them at home and do not observe modesty. What is the Sharee'ah ruling on looking at sisters who do this? .. More

  • Hijab obligatory for married and single women

    Is taking off the khimar or Hijab permissible or forbidden for women who observe all other religious regulations? It is a tradition in the area in which I live that only married women wear a khimar, and I am still a girl. .. More

  • Mother wears tight clothes in front of adult children

    My mother wears tight clothes at the areas of the breasts and belly in front of my adult male brothers. She also asks me to iron her dress and to help her by closing its zipper. Is it permissible to obey her in this regard? Is it considered cooperation in sin and transgression? It should be known that I offered her advice before and tried to convince.. More

  • Woman wearing big hat instead of Hijab

    I love the Hijab and have a strong desire to wear it. However, the institution where I work bans it during work but allows wearing hats. To overcome the situation, I am thinking about wearing a big hat in order to cover the front of the head as well as a big head wrap in order to cover the back. Is this permissible? Please advise! I am very perplexed... More

  • 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