Women on Hajj
1,773 questions
What should I do if I owe an expiatory oath (kaffarat yameen) but have forgotten what I broke it with? Is it permissible to go for Umrah with my mother and brother and stay in Mecca for ten days to perform more than one Umrah, then return with only my mother and I, along with my sister and her husband?
Does watching pornography – which may include Muslim or non-Muslim women, whether with their consent or through hidden filming – make a person a “dayyuth” (one who lacks protective jealousy over his womenfolk) or diminish his protective jealousy over his family, or does “dayyuth” only apply to one who gazes at Muslim women specifically in these films?
What are the limits of permissible speech between a driver and non-mahram women, and what is the ruling on speaking with a non-mahram woman if she is accompanied by a man?
What is the nature of the relationship between a man and his maternal aunt, is it permissible for him to shake her hand, what is her status and rights in Islam, and can she uncover her face in front of him?
Does massage break one's fast in Ramadan if it is for back pain treatment and includes the entire body?
What should one look for when choosing a good Muslim husband?
What is the ruling on the fast of one who doubts the emission of semen after looking at women in Ramadan; does he owe a day in compensation (qada') or expiation (kaffarah)?
What is the ruling on contacting the mother of a detained colleague to reassure and comfort her, and the ruling on visiting her? And what is the ruling on asking a non-mahram woman about her well-being and congratulating her on her wedding, especially if she is a relative, assuming there is no fear of temptation?
Is it permissible for a woman to look at a non-mahram man with the intention of discerning his character and demeanor in preparation for marriage, or does that fall under the whisperings of Satan?
Is it permissible for a girl to communicate with foreign men for the purpose of language development and understanding their perspective on Islam, or to communicate with young men to discuss academic matters, given the possibility of these conversations deviating from the original purpose into ordinary conversations?
What is the ruling on shunning the husband's brother's wife who initiated the shunning and raises suspicions with her interaction with the husband, given the severe mixing and lack of hijab among the women in the husband's family? And how can the wife atone for her anger and estrangement with her deceased mother-in-law, due to the latter's command to her to greet her brother-in-law's wife, knowing that she was dutiful to her before that?
Is the wedding platform (kosha) on which the bride sits, elevated above the attendees, with some of her friends sitting beside her, considered a form of arrogance?
Is it prescribed in Sharia that a young man is unable to get to know a girl he wishes to propose to before his parents are present, and how can he get to know her in a Sharia-compliant way in this situation, and what should a young man know about the girl before proposing, and is what has been mentioned about her sufficient for him to propose to her?
What is the ruling on a mahram facilitating a woman's life matters, such as study, work, shopping, and travel, by analogy with the hadith enjoining a man to abandon jihad and accompany his wife for Hajj?
Is it permissible to consider a paternal cousin (son of one's paternal uncle) as a mahram if marriage to the paternal uncle's daughter is not allowed according to local traditions?
Is it permissible for women to veil themselves from their untrustworthy mahrams, such as one whose harassment is feared?
Is a woman sinful if she travels alone for work, study, Hajj, or Umrah without a Mahram?
What is the ruling on tight clothing that defines the 'awrah for a man, and what is its ruling for a woman in front of her mahrams?
Is it permissible for a woman over sixty not to wear a hijab in front of her deceased husband's grandson (her step-grandson), who is not more than fifteen years old, and to shake his hand or kiss him?
Does the condition of a محرم (unmarriageable male guardian) fall away if a woman travels for Hajj with a group of women?
How can one reconcile the hadiths that mention that the Prophet did not shake hands with women, and another narration that mentions that a woman took the Prophet by his hand?
Is it a condition for the validity of repentance for one who has engaged in forbidden relationships with girls, even to the point of kissing, that he seek their forgiveness? And what should he do if they do not forgive him? And how can he expiate his sin?
Is it permissible for a woman to uncover her face and hair in front of an enslaved person (abd mamluk)? And is it permissible for her to uncover that in front of him after his manumission?
What is the necessity that permits acting upon the fatwa allowing the breastfeeding of an adult to make the orphaned girl—who is 12 years old, lives in the home, and whose affairs the questioner oversees due to his guardianship—a mahram to him and his wife, especially given that his wife is currently breastfeeding?