Women's Issues

Q: Is it compulsory for a man to support his wife while she is in iddat even though she is not sitting her iddat in his home?

Q:

1) Is it permissible for a woman to look at non mahram men if there is no fear of lust?

2) Is it permissible for a woman to look at one's spiritual guide if there is no fear of lust?

Q: If a female usually menstruates for 6-7 days but this week due to reasons had an odd cycle where she took a shower on the 5 day which was Wednesday and the next day in the evening (Thursday) checked her pad and she thinks she saw brown/yellow (can't remember for sure) but then changes her pad and that night (Thrusday) and changed it again but can't remember if she saw nothing or the littlest bit of yellow/brown discharge. 1) When should he consider her period to be over? Which namaz did she miss for that day? Usually she has a lot more bleeding but this time since she was washing a lot in that area it was shorter cycle. 2) When should she have showered. Thursday or Friday like she normally would?

Q: I have heard that a woman is napaak for 40 days after baby birth. What if bleeding stops after 3 weeks? Is she still supposed to be napaak for 40days?

Q: When should I start praying after baby birth?

Q: If a female who is menstruating makes a mistake and cannot pray the prayer of repentance so she repents in her heart by asking for forgiveness and saying sorry and at the end says ameen, does it count or do you have to read /say something a surah or something in the beginning as well?

Q: Must a male observe hijaab from the following?

(1) Ghair Mahrams that are past child bearing age.

(2) Ghair Mahram relatives that are past child bearing age.

(3) Ghair Mahrams that have mental illnesses.

(4) Ghair Mahram relatives that are married.

(5) Female Mahrams whose satr is exposed, like his mother, grandmother or aunt.

(6) His biological grandfather divorced his biological grandmother. The biological grandfather marries another women. Must hijaab be observed for this woman, the new wife of his biological grandfather?

(7) Female domestic workers in the home.

Q: Amongst Indian, Pakistani and Bangladeshi Muslims in the west, there is the notion that brother in laws and sister in laws can mix or male and female cousins can mix so long as there is no fear of fitna and on the basis that senior Ulama, Tablighis and Mureeds of Shaykhs do so. Please explain fully why this understanding is incorrect?

Q: Can a women don the niqaab if it pleases her husband? Would she be sinful for seeking the pleasure of her husband? Could one link the pleasure of her husband to the pleasure of Allah Most High?

Q: Is there a specified age for a female to wear purdah? Is it ok for a female at the age of 50 to start doning the niqaab. What are the stipulated laws and requirements necessary to adhere and heed to when one is in niqaab? Did she sin for all the years by not wearing purdah even though she always wore hijaab. If it was a sin not wearing purdah how does she compensate for the sin? Is it permissible for a female in purdah to use public transport? Is it permissible for a female in purdah to walk on a public road. Does she have to wear gloves? I will be extremely grateful for your help as it is of profound importance.