Purdah

Q: A screencast is a digital recording of computer screen output, also known as a video screen capture, often containing audio narration. It is commonly used in education, both in online courses and software training videos. Only the screen output is shown and nothing else. It is often that the audio narration is done by a woman.

(1) Is it permissible for a male to watch a screencast if the audio narration is done by a woman? Only her voice is heard.

(2) Is it permissible for a female to watch a screencast if the audio narration is done by a male? Only his voice is heard.

(3) Is it permissible for a male to do the audio narration of a screencast if he knows that both men and woman will hear his voice? This would only be for screencasts of a permissible nature and with no animate images.

Q: Can two women travel in a car with a man who is not mahram for both for a short distance?

Q: Is it permissible to listen to the voice of a non-mahram female? Often, there is a female reading the news on the radio. Can one listen to this or should one switch it off?

Some people claim that the Sahabah (May Allah Ta'ala be pleased with them) would ask Hadhrat Aa'isha (Radiallahu Anha) rulings and learn from her. Therefore, the presence of female presenters on Islamic radio stations is fine. Is this justified?

Q: Is it correct for a married woman in Islam to have male friends or a married man to have female friends and correspond with them one on one on whatsapp?

Q: Is it permissible for a woman to leave her hair uncovered in the confines of her home?

Q: On some GPS devices there are only women voices talking. Are using these devices permissible?

Q: Say I am in a gathering where everyone present are my Mahrams. However, there are some people for whom this is individually not the case - hence, 'intermingling' is applicable to them, but not to me. Is it permissible to be present in such gatherings?

Q: We have now six members in the family because I got married. Is it necessary that all the males should eat together and all the female should sit together and eat?

Q: What is the ruling of feet of women according to Ahnaaf? Is it awrah or not? 

Q: Can you please advise if a female is allowed to give quraan imtihaan to a Moulana from behind a veil. Generally we have Moulana's taking imtihaan in our maktab madrasahs and to accommodate the girl students who have reached the age of puberty we provide a place where they can sit and be tested on their Quraan from behind a curtain. However the Moulana's cannot see the girls at all but only listen to them reading the Quraan. Is this permissible?