Women in the Mosque
138 questions
Is it permissible to marry secretly in the mosque with witnesses, without the knowledge of the family, due to the inability to marry publicly and to avoid fornication?
What is the share of each heir, if a barren woman, who has not given birth, and has a husband who is married to two other women besides her, and has three full brothers, willed that all her possessions be sold and used to purchase furnishings for the mosque?
Why did the address "O Children of Adam" appear in the noble verse "Take your adornment at every Masjid," instead of an address to the believers, and do all people go to Masjids, or is it only the believers who go to them?
What is the ruling on holding events that include children's games, fast food, and book fairs, where there is mixing between men and women, for the purpose of collecting donations to build a new mosque?
Is offering food recipes in a women's forum with the intention of being beneficial considered an ongoing charity (Sadaqa Jariyah), on the basis of disseminating knowledge?
Is it permissible to marry a young man rejected by the father and family due to unequal lineage, knowing that an illicit relationship occurred between the two parties and they regretted it and repented, and can the guardian in this case be, for example, a mosque imam?
Is it permissible for men to pray behind women in the Grand Mosque, and what is the reason for that?
Is it permissible for us to pray mixed (males in front and females in back) due to the prayer time and class schedules, knowing that the prayer class includes males and females in an American university?
Is it permissible to raise the external and internal volume of mosques, to excessively use microphones, to play the radio for a long time before the prayer, and sometimes to broadcast a woman's voice through it?
What is the ruling on the action of the grandmother who sold a portion of her gold to place in the mosque and distributed the remainder to the women of the household, and bequeathed seven qirats of her agricultural land as an inheritance to her full brothers, excluding the gold, knowing that she passed away thereafter?
What is the ruling on playing the daff (tambourine) at wedding celebrations in halls attached to mosques, whether for men or for women?
Was there a barrier between the rows of women and men in the Prophet's Mosque?
Can the story of an imam who apostatized from Islam and died as a disbeliever be relied upon for lessons and admonitions?
What is the ruling on an Imam addressing female worshippers via loudspeakers concerning the cleanliness of their restrooms? And is it permissible for an Imam to offer advice on such matters?
Is it permissible for a Muslim woman to change her son's diaper in the mosque if that leads to the spread of a foul odor due to the disposal of diapers in the waste bin designated for the women's prayer area?
What is the ruling on designating a prayer area for women in the mosque in front of the mihrab, separated from the men by a wall, relying on the hadith: "The best rows for men are the first, and the worst are the last; and the best rows for women are the last, and the worst are the first"?
What is the ruling on a woman praying the "greeting of the mosque" (tahiyyat al-masjid) prayer, and should she pray it even in mosques located in shopping centers, and what should she do if the 'Isha prayer has begun and she has not prayed it?
What is the ruling on hosting women in da'wah (religious outreach) television programs when they observe a high degree of modesty, and what is the ruling on female callers to Islam presenting programs in which women appear with their full hijab, except for the face and hands?
Is it permissible for a menstruating woman to enter the mosque to take a Quran examination?
What is the ruling on separating men and women in the mosque by placing a wall or curtain, and is it preferable for them to pray together, and when did this separation begin?
Is it permissible for the Imam to raise his voice in intense weeping during supplication in the mosque, causing a commotion and the voices of men and women to rise in weeping, and is the loud weeping of women considered a legitimate form of supplication, or does it fall under "wailing" for which they must repent?
What is the ruling regarding the old mosque next to which a new mosque has been built? Is it permissible to sell it, or designate it as a prayer area for women and a Quran memorization center, or convert part of it for services, or pray in it permanently while the new mosque is designated for Friday prayers and Eid prayers?
Is it permissible for the Imam to pray behind the rows of women who are praying on the second floor of the mosque, due to the mosque's design which placed this floor above the men's rows and obstructs the Imam's view?
Is it better for a woman to perform the Tarawih prayer at home or in the mosque, and is a woman sinful if she does not inform the congregants about the presence of a prostration of recitation during the prayer?