Category: Modesty
Remedy for Forbidden Love
A married man who fell in love with another woman asked the following to Hakimul Ummah Hazrat Maulana Ashraf Ali Thanvi (عليه الرحمة) Question: I…
FIFTY SHADES OF GREY: WHAT MUSLIM TEENS NEED TO KNOW
“OMG, the Fifty Shades of Grey movie is coming out!” a high-school girl I mentor cheers with excitement. I nod but don’t say anything. “I have to…
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…
Women speaking on microphones
Questions: In gatherings of women they speak on the microphone. Their voices are heard from far off. Are women allowed to speak on the Deen over…
Friendship with Non mahram
Question: We learn from the hadith that severing ties is disliked by Allah. Does friendship also come under this? Answer: حامدا ومصليا ومسلما The words of…
Women in front of Peers or Shaikhs
Question: Is it allowed for women to become mureeds of a peer of tariqah (shaikh of tasawwuf)? Will the peer then become her mahram? Answer: حامدا ومصليا ومسلما…
Speaking with a Non Mahram over the phone
Question: Can a boy speak to a non mahram girl over the phone? Can he meet her at a store? Answer: حامدا ومصليا ومسلما It is…