Women's Issues

Donating breastmilk

Q: I am currently breast feeding my son and I have a daughter as well. I have been blessed with a great milk supply alhamdullilah. I want to know what the ruling is on donating Breast milk and milk siblings, I will not know who my Breast milk will be going to. Keeping in mind my children will get married one day insha Allah?

Eating out

Q: Is family dinner allowed? Can we get together with a friends family and eat together with 2 or more families at a place or in a restaurant? All women are wearing abyas?

Leaving the home during iddat

Q: A friend received one talaaq from her husband. She needs to know if she still needs to sit in her iddat? She is the breadwinner of the family - work starts from 7:30 am until 6pm - Can she still continue to go to work and fetch kids from school as well as do grocery shopping? There are no family members to assist - Dad passed away and other siblings are sisters who do not know how to drive. Also, if she does have to sit in Iddat and is allowed to leave the house for work, school rounds and grocery shopping, then is hijaab only required or niqaab is required as well? 

Wearing purdah and going for Jamaat

Q:

  1. Is covering face fardh on women or just wearing burkha which covers the whole body except hands, feet and face suffice?
  2. Is going for jamaat for dawah purpose from one place to another correct in islam? Is it part of sunnah? And what about reading fazaele aamal book? I heard few scholars saying just to follow sahih hadith and not these books. Please clarify.

Leaving the home for work during iddat

Q: My question is I took talaaq (divorce) on 25th October 2013. I was at my mother's home from the last 6 months and I was having no connection with my husband. I worked as a Software Developer. To leave my office I have to give one months notice. Without giving notice and replacement of my position to someone else, I won't be able to leave this office. What does Shariah say about iddat after talaaq? And what should I do as I have problem of office. Kindly Help me as soon as possible.

Leaving one's home during iddat

Q: I have a question regarding divorce and iddat. I was living in Quetta with my husband. Me and my husband came to Islamabad to get a divorce. I was divorced on the second September 2013. I am now living here at my parents home in Islamabad. Currently this is my second month of iddat, and there is no hope of reconciliation. One of my brothers lives in Lahore. He lives with my grandfather (dada abbu). He is getting married tomorrow. I wanted to ask if I can go to Lahore to attend my brother's wedding. Afterall he is my mahram and I will be living in my dada abbu's house. Am I allowed to go to my brother's wedding in Lahore during my iddat?