Reading wazifahs in the state of haidh or nifaas
Q: Can a woman read wazifas or amaliyaat which are aayat from the Quraan Shareef in the state of haid or nifaas?
Women's Issues
Reciting wazifahs in the state of haidh
Q: I would like to ask can I read wazifa of ya wadoodo 125000 whilst on my menstrual cycle?
Female assisting males in a care home
Q: I work in a care home. I just want to know if it is permissible for me to care for men giving them all care needs.
Is there any Dua for first haidh?
Q: Is there a dua for the first time of menstruation?
Period of iddat after khula'
Q: What is the process for a woman who takes khula in shariyah, can she do iddat for 40 days?
Divorced woman working
Q: My wife's sister's daughter is a divorcee. She has decided to move out from her parents home to live in her own accommodation in another city on the basis that the existing commute to work is too long.
She claims her father is unable to support her financially due to his age & alleged irregular income. She has no male siblings but does have uncles (mahrams). However culturally it is considered below one's dignity to seek financial support from one's uncles. She claims that her case falls within the remit of dharoorah (necessity)
1. Would the concept of dharoorah apply in this situation? Surely if the situation is, as she describes, then she could do jobs from home and place tawwakul on Allah. The little income will be sufficient.
2. The fact that culturally it is considered below one's dignity to seek financial assistance from one's uncles does not necessarily mean that they collectively or individually would refuse to assist. If it were explained to them that they need to save their niece's imaan, surely they would understand.
3. It is only the essential needs of the divorcee that need to be fulfilled, i.e. clothing, food and shelter which is currently being catered for by her parents as has been the case since her divorce.
She will be going to work without niqab & in an environment of free mixing. Questions:
a. Based on 1 - 2 above, is it correct for this lady to abandon the explicit command of the Qur'an which instructs women not to emerge from the home, i.e. would hers be an exceptional case based on necessity?
b. If it does fall within the category of necessity, is there a need for her to work at a place that is far from her home in a mixed environment without niqab?
c. If the answer to a or b above is "no", is this lady's income halal or not?
Checking to see when haidh terminates
Q: I have been having great difficulty figuring out when my period ends. I usually do not see a white discharge after my menses so I often have to keep checking for dryness. I read that the way to check for dryness is to insert a cotton ball or tissue and see if anything is left on it.
My question is (I'm sorry if it is a bit graphic):
1. What does it mean exactly by 'insert'? As in right before the inner lips of the private part or actually 'insert' into it?
2. Do I let it wait there or remove it immediately?
3. How regularly should I do this?
I would appreciate an answer according to the Hanafi fiqh.
Reciting Quraan in the state of haidh
Q: Is it allowed to read a memorized surah of the Quran Sharif during one's menstrual cycle?
Woman who has a set pattern experiencing irregular bleeding
Q: A ladies haidh pattern:
May - 8 days
June - 8 days
July - She had a ghusl on 9th day but bled on 11 and 13th day. So she took the extra day as istihaaza and followed the previous months habit and made qadha of one day salaah.
August - She had ghusl on 9th day and again she bled just over 10 days.
September - She bled just over 10 days. How would she regard her habit and because she is going over 10 days, must she take her habit as 8 days and continue making qadha every month.
When does the iddat commence?
Q: I would like to know, my friend received a talaaq from her husband but he intended it from the 9th october. From when does her iddat start? Today is the 2nd October. Sust she sit from today or from the 9th?