Women's Issues

Q: I've just got a divorce. Me and my ex have been living separately for the past 2 years but he refused to give me a divorce. He gave me the divorce yesterday. I know I need to sit in iddat, but I wanted to ask if there's any rules on work. I have about £800 expenses a month. I live with my parents but I do not think they can pay my expenses for the next three months. I work at an office full time and also have a part time job as a care assistant which requires travelling from house to house. I'm not too sure what to do and if I'm still allowed to work or not. Please help me out. 

Q: Before haidh I secreted a clear white discharge that later on turns very light brown in colour, is that regarded as haidh or should I just renew my wudhu?

Q: Will yellow discharge before haidh be regarded as haidh if it's within the ten day period? Or is it only brown discharge that will be regarded as haidh before bleeding?

Q: I counted from 2010 when my haidh started till now and I have 1 doubt regarding it. Suppose my haidh days have to start from 7 april, now I get a green discharge on 5 april, but I may not have any discharge on 6th, 7th,and 8th. And I may get green discharge on 9th. So when should I consider my haidh starting from 7th or 9th?

Q: Can a woman in menstruation (haidh) enter the Masjid al-Aqsa compound? This is a compound surrounded by walls which contains several buildings such as the Dome of the Rock, Masjid al-Qibli, etc. Is the entire compound counted as the masjid (meaning that woman in menstruation can't enter) or is just the buildings counted as masjid and the rest as courtyard (which a woman in menstruation can enter)?

Q:

1. I get my menstrual cycle on the 25th or 26th of every month... but before my menstrual cycle begins... when I'm not bleeding yet... on the 22nd or 23rd, I secrete a brown discharge. Can I read my salaah?

2. If during Zuhr Salaah I get this brown discharge, should I only omit my Zuhr Salaah and continue reading Asr or should I leave out the remaining salaahs for the rest of the day?

Q: According to discretion, when my haiz started it was on 19 march 2010 for 9 days, but I dont know the number of tuhr days exactly. According to descretion 19 or 20 days.

1. How many days should I take as tuhr?

2. I get bleeding for 3-4 days every month now and keep on getting green discharge after every 3 or 4 days, throughout the month. Which days should I count as haidh?

Q: My wife started an amal quoted in Fazaail-e-Aamal in which she was supposed to recite Surah Faatiha a particular number of times between the sunnat and Farz of Fajr Salaah consecutively for 7 days starting from the first Sunday of the lunar month. After starting the amal for 3 days she started menstruating. What should be done now as her regular menstruating time is around the first Sunday of the lunar month?

Q: Is it allowed to protect a helpless, na-mahram female?

For example, at school, if some children plan to throw something (for instance, a bottle or a ball) on a specific na-mahram girl who doesn't have a guardian at school (such as an elder brother or the like), nor has the confidence to take action against theses stupid boys (after the incident happens), firstly, would it be permissible for one to protect her from this (there are no elders one can turn to at that exact moment, because the deed would be done by the time one involves an adult into this matter)?

Secondly, would it still be permissible for a na-mahram to defend her even if he has feelings for her?

Q: If I'm due for my menstrual cycle but I'm not bleeding yet but I'm secreting a brown discharge, am I allowed to perform salaah?