Women's Issues

Q: Can two na-mahrams live together? I will live with my brother in law (husband's younger brother).

Q: Is there any Shar'i​ hukum for a widow who completes her iddat. Is she supposed to do any thing at the end of iddat?

Q: If a woman has menses or haiz for 6 or 7 days and takes ghusl after seeing the white discharge. Since the white discharge is normally slightly yellowish in color during her pure days. If she sees a slight yellowish discharge on her undergarments, will it be counted as haiz and does she have to perform ghusl again?

Q: Can a woman read wazifas or amaliyaat which are aayat from the Quraan Shareef in the state of haid or nifaas?

Q: I would like to ask can I read wazifa of ya wadoodo 125000 whilst on my menstrual cycle?

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.

Q: Is there a dua for the first time of menstruation?

Q: What is the process for a woman who takes khula in shariyah, can she do iddat for 40 days?

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?

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.