Category: Family Matters
It is not permissible to place girls 9 years and above with boys in the same class
Question: There is a teacher who teaches boys and girls Quran and Urdu. All the students, boys and girls, are non-balighs. Is it permissible to…
Mixed-Gender Education
Question: Is the mixed-gender method of education permissible? Answer: It is not permissible. And Allah knows best. (Hazrat Mufti) Muhammad Rafee Usmani (May Allah preserve…
Laws Concerning Women Earning a Living in Islam
Since the industrial revolution Western society has called for women to come out of the confines of their homes to work in offices and factories…
Women’s Mosque? Women’s Empowerment?
By Khalid Baig The Women’s Mosque of America has started operations in Los Angeles. It is not a mosque per se, but the name of…
How I Raised 8 Intelligent, God-Conscious Children
I’d met the eldest daughter at law school: a hafidhah who was fluent in English, Arabic and Malay, a bright student who’d studied 3 different…
I married without my parents permission and now I'm not happy with the wife. What should I do?
Question: A boy and girl made nikkah without parents’ consent as they both follow hanafi madhab, while the boy was in Jamaat. However, the boy…
Contraceptives
In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. As-salāmu ‘alaykum wa-rahmatullāhi wa-barakātuh. Contraception can be divided into two categories: 1) Irreversible (or…
Abortion
In the name of Allāh, Most Gracious, Most Merciful Assalāmu ῾alaykum wa Rahmatullāhi Wabarakātuh At the outset it should be understood that Allāh Tā`la has…
Islam The Choice of Thinking Women
This is a must read book. …
Is watching cartoons and animated movies permissible?
The permissibility of digital photography and videos is a highly contested issue amongst contemporary ‘Ulamā. Whilst many ‘Ulamā permit this, many others consider it to…