Women's Issues

Q: In an Islamic country, is it permissible for women to leave their homes in order to watch public executions and in order to watch all other types of public punishments?

Q: Muslim women are told that they should not leave their homes in order to work and that they are not allowed to interact freely with the opposite gender. Likewise, they are told that they should be obedient to their husbands. Does Islam not afford men and women equal rights, or are men superior to women in Islam?

Q: We have a second cousin who is 17 years old and autistic. When he visits us with his family, he often greets us with a hug.

1. Is it permissible for us females to greet him as such?

2. What should we do in this scenario?

Q:

1. Are the wrists and ankles part of a woman's awrah in front of non mahram men.

2. When a woman covers herself when leaving her home, is it forbidden for her to cover herself with colours which are bright? If it is forbidden then which colours will be regarded as bright?

3. Due to widespread sinning nowadays will it be prohibited for a woman to travel any distance without a mahram?

4. Is it permissible for a woman to cover her own hair in front of non mahram men by wearing a wig? If not then why?

5. When a woman covers her face in front of non mahram men, is it compulsory for her to cover her eyes by wearing a mesh fabric over her eyes or can she show both eyes or only one eye?

Q: What do I say to a non Muslim if they ask why has Allah ordered you to wear hijab and how come men don't if they don't understand that Allah orders us and we follow?

Q: Is it permissible to wear a half niqaab (forehead and eyebrows still show)? I see a lot of people wearing it this way and I’d like to know if this is correct.

Q:

1. From my understanding, if I start menses during zuhr time, and I haven’t read zuhr yet, I don’t have to make it up when my menses finish? True?

2. Also - if I finish menses during salah time, I only have to read that salah and not the one before it as well. (E.g. Finish menses at Asr time and only read Asr not Zuhr and Fajr)?

Q: My husband has given me divorce in writing. He isn't giving me any maintenance. I have to work to support my son. What are the rules for iddah:

1. Can I work in the daytime?

2. What about other rules of iddah?

3. My husband says that he now regrets. Can he remarry in iddah/after iddah? Please give the procedure.

Q: My husband has given me papers... He wrote I divorce you Talak Talak Talak... then in one line again I divorce you... How many divorces does it count?

He isn't giving any money... Can I work in a school during iddah as we were separated since a year?

Q: Is it permissible for females to wear tekkies when hiking?