Women's Issues

Q: My wife is passing through the period of nifas (the blood which comes after the birth). She stopped bleeding before the completion of 40 days and she took a bath. Now can I have sex with her? 

Q: Can I do umrah after 4 days of periods. My bleeding has stopped so can I do umrah?

Q: I live in America and I really want to wear the niqab but my mother and father say not to because of the atmosphere in America nowadays. What should I do? I mean there is no way that I can wear the niqab with my mother and father telling me not to and they will not let me because they say that if the condition of some country is not good then you cannot do such a thing.

Q: Are women allowed to work and are they allowed to work night shift?

Q:

1. I cover my face with niqaab and I am married also. I would like to know who can see me and who can I go in front of without covering my face.

2. Do I have permission to stay without my niqaab in front of my father in law?

Q: I dont understand - you say that a female should go to a female doctor, yet you firmly discourage especially females to study - isnt this double standards? Please explain.

Q: A girl spotted on the 6th of March, Tuesday, at 2:00 PM. Then only on Thursday the 15th of March at 9:00 PM she started bleeding. Does all the days from the 6/03 till the 15/03 count as her haiz?

Q: I know that changing the creation of Allah Ta'ala is haraam, but I want to ensure one thing that if I beautify myself at home will it be haraam? My mom keeps telling me that its not haraam if I do it at home. I wear niqaab and I try not to show myself to anyone (I used natural elements). My face is darker than my body so I am really confused.

Q: As we undertand, men should not hear the voice of a na-mahram woman. How about hearing na-mahram men’s voices by women?

Q: Does a woman have to pray during the periods of dryness during the beginning of her menses? For example, a woman who normally has a heavy period that lasts over a week, notices a small burst of blood during the time she is expecting her period, but then experiences a day of two of dryness (though she expects her period will resume), then the blood starts really flowing.

Does she have to pray during the day or two? If so, does she have to make ghusl before praying? How many days is the period of purity according to the hanafi Madhab?

Lastly, does a woman consider her menses started if the blood is still in the inside of her private part (has not yet flowed to the outer, visible part)? For example, if she inserts a piece of tissue into the inner part of her private part (inside the hole, where it is not visible) and it comes back with blood, but the blood does not flow to the outer part for about half of a day (such that if she wipes the outer part, the tissue comes back clean), is she still considered on her period during this time?