Women's Issues

Calculating haiz when in istihaazah

Q: In the case of istihaaza, if my period starts at around 4:00-5:00, then after my haiz days I then count 15 days as clean, now I am still having discharge like 2 times a day. So if I see any discharge at approx 4:40,will my haiz start? This is because I dont know the exact time my haiz had started last time, it was around 4 to 5 o clock... So it could be after 4:40 also.

Is it important that my counting should go in exact hours and minutes or can there be a difference of half an hour or so? I have counted the above scenario as my period. Is it okay?

Doubting whether haidh has ended

Q: Toward the end of a menstrual period, often it is not clear if the period has ended or not. This causes a frustrating problem: should she wait until she is sure the period has ended, even though she is risking missing a prayer, or should she make ghusl and pray even though it is possible the period has not yet ended? You see, if she chooses to be cautious, often she has to make multiple ghusls until she is finally sure.

Paying for one's divorced wife's expenses during her iddah period

Q: If 2 people are divorced. The girl moves to another town. The ex husband tells his ex brother in law to ask a mufti in his area twice to ask how much iddah money I have to give. But he doesnt ask and says its ok about the money. But I said, no I have to give as its my right. Then he says ok. Do I still have to give? As my ex brother in law is a moulana and he knows its the right of the ex husband to give iddah money. He still didnt ask a mufti. But I gave for 1 month.

Reason for mutahayyirah performing salaah as a precaution

Q: It is mentioned in a fatwa regarding a mutahayyara that if she is in doubt as to whether her haidh has ended or not, she will take ghusl for each salaah time and perform the salaah of the time. When the next salaah time comes, she will take ghusl and before performing the salaah of that time she will perform the last salaah again as a precaution" So what does it mean as a precaution perform the last salaah again. How is that being cautious?What are they being cautious of? 

Women studying online

Q: I have completed my A Levels but did not attend a university after that as I was told by my Shaikh that leaving the house for such studies was not permissible for women. Now I wish to enroll in an online university for a 4-year Psychology Bachelor Program. In this university, classes are conducted online and are prerecorded. One has to listen to lectures online and only leave the house for taking the exams. I was told by someone who has already studied from the said university that the prerecorded lectures are sometimes given by male teachers as well. However, I may be able to guard my eyes by only 'listening' and not watching if the lecturer is a male. Kindly advise me as to whether it is allowed to enroll in such a university or not.