Q. Please advise if a female can visit a gym or a swimming pool which has cctv in its premises. R. Since the pool and gym is under cctv surveillance which can be viewed by males, it will not be permissible for a female to visit such places, especially since she will be wearing tight …
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Q: If a woman is in pardah (wearing a niqab) is it permissible for her to converse freely with a non mehram male? A: Wearing a niqaab is one aspect of pardah. Conversing with males is another. In this, too, there is fitnah, and experience has shown that today even women behind veils end up in …
Q: I would like to enquire about niqaab (pardah). If you could please enlighten me on all the information that I need to know. I would like to go into pardah. A: NIQAAB According to all the mazhabs, it is waajib for a woman to cover her face if she fears fitnah, i.e. attracting lustful …
Q: Is it possible for a woman to do umrah with her son-in-law? Is the son-in-law a mahram if he is not her nephew? A. Although a father-in-law or mother-in-law is considered Mahram for the daughter-in-law or son-in-law in terms of Shari’ah, but if the age gap between the two is not big then they …
Q: A Muslim woman has a non Muslim brother. Is she allowed to travel with him? A: A Muslim lady cannot travel the distance of 77 km or more with a non Muslim brother. Among the conditions of a mehram for a lady intending to travel such a distance is that he should be a …
Q: My husband gives driving lessons to females. Is the money that he earns haram. Also is it ok to spend that money towards household stuff? Is the sin as though he is committing zina? A: Your husband is certainly committing a sin when he sits next to females while giving lessons. This is haraam. …
Q: I have a sister who was conceived out of wedlock and my father is still not married to her mother. My father is still married to my mother though. What I’d like know is my sister Haraam for me? Can I marry her off one day? Can I be her Mahram? What can and …
Q: If a woman has a step son, after his father’s death, does he still remain her mahram? A. A step son will always remain a Mahram for the step mother, even after the death of the father (Fataawa Mahmoodiyah V28 P107). If there is fear of Fitnah then the stepson and stepmother should not …
Q: I work with 5 ladies and each year my boss sends us ladies for a annual weekend away. It is alone on the beach with no men and entertainment around. Is this considered haraam? A: When a woman is not even allowed to travel without a Mahram for the great act of Haj, how …
Q: My mom (age 74) would like to go on Umrah with her 2 sisters (age 63, 64) and their husbands in a large group. None of my mom’s sons are able to accompany her on this trip. Is it acceptable for her to go on this trip under these circumstances? A. Travelling for Umrah …
