Women's Issues

Q: I'd like to find out if it is permissible for me as a lady to go out of my home and assist in a local care center for our Muslim mothers of our communities (they have no family to take care of them).

I always wear loose fitting clothing and make sure I am home by asr time if I do have to go out in necessity.

I have the skill of interacting and taking care of the elderly whether its family or not and love sitting with the elderly and listening to their advice and gaining some wisdom. I've been wanting to volunteer but am not sure what is the shariah ruling with regards to my intention of going out of my home to serve the elderly for the pleasure of Allah and giving back to community as many of our elderly ladies especially from Taleem always made the time to give me a good Tarbiyah as I grew into a lady that I am now.

And advice will be greatly appreciated and follwed Insha allah.

Q: If a woman gets her haidh during the salaah time, and she hadn’t yet performed the salaah of the time, will qadha of that salaah become compulsory upon her?

Q: Should women undertake the journey to Masjidul Aqsa?

Q: Is it permissible to read the 3 Quls, Surah Yaseen, Sajdah, Waaqiah, Mulk, Kahf and Jumuah from memory whilst you have your haidh?

Q: What happens if you get divorced whilst 3 months pregnant, how long is your iddah?

Q: If you wear a garment for a short amount of time whilst you have your haidh, is the garment considered impure? No impurity has soiled the garment. You'd like to wear it again in a few days time, when you're are in a clean state, is that okay?

Q: If one has a menstrual cycle every 15 days, is it considered haidh or istihaadhah?

Q: A woman is divorced and sitting in iddat. Her children stay with her. Is it permissible for her to drop the kids off at school? Her ex-husband cannot assist.