Husband accompanying the wife in the labour room

Q: Is the husband allowed to be with the wife in the labour room when she is in labour?

A: It is not in keeping with respect and shame. This was not the way of the good Muslims of the past.

And Allah Ta'ala (الله تعالى) knows best.

Answered by:

Mufti Ebrahim Salejee (Isipingo Beach)