Women's Issues

Q: Is it permissible, for a non-virgin, to use a menstrual cup? It is a small silicon cup (like a dummy), inserted into the vagina, to collect menstrual blood. It it then emptied and washed for re-use.

Q: Is it permissible in Islam for a woman to drive a car or scooter or any other type of vehicle?

Q: I have a question about purdah. I live at my mother in-laws house and I wear niqab. There are always males in the home who are my husband's cousins and uncles. Is it permissible to not wear the niqab when they are present? I try avoid taking it off as much as possible but sometimes I am unaware that they are in the home and am not wearing it which makes me feel guilty because there have been times where my husband says I should leave it off or he doesn't encourage to wear it when those particular people are around.

Q: I would like to find out what is the ruling regarding the removal of hair for a woman while she is in the state of haidh?

Q: Regarding postpartum bleeding, after the 40 days when bleeding continues off and on as it does for breastfeeding mothers it is regarded as istihaza, so the days after the blood has stopped will you need to perform ghusl just as you do for normal menstruation? Or only wudhu? And how long will it be regarded as istihaza?

Q: I have had issues with my husbad for several years now. Last week on 15th July he issued me with 2 talaaqs during an argument. He said the word talaaq and then also said divorce. I asked a local mufti who advised me that it is talaaq e rujoo and that I am in iddah until my husband and I reconcile. I was advised that we should reconcile in front of 2 witnesses, because we've had issues for some time. I said that I wanted to put some conditins to my husband and if he agreed then we could move forward. Mufti sahib said that as long as the conditions were within the shariah hudood it was fine. Unfortunately my husband is not willing to compromise, hence I am still at my parents in the state of Iddah. I am praying we will reconcile within the time limit of 3 haiz, but currently I am in the state of Iddah.

My question is: I am the sole wage earner, my husband does not work, I pay the wages and support my 4 children. I am also the headteacher of 3 Muslim schools, my absence from school has, and will create major problems for the operation of the school. In these conditions am I able to continue working whist in iddah? I am a follower of the Hanafi school of thought. Please advise.

Q: My friend's aunt teaches in a school. She wears niqaab. She teaches girls but some times she has to interact with males. She wears her niqab and talks to them. Is it permissible, and is the work halal as she needs to work? 

Q: A woman completed her haidh after 7 days as per her habit. Therafter consumed relations with her husband. Some blood was seen, then for the rest of the day no more blood. In evening, again relations were consumed, some blood came out and thereafter no more. This happened 3 times and blood was only seen after relations. Should this b counted as part of haidh as it is within the 10 days? And how does one go about with regard to salah, ghusl etc

Q: I wanted to ask what is my iddat period after khula? The reason behind khula was that my husband dont come near me or talked to me for 3 years inspite of living in the same house. We lived like strangers under one roof sleeping in different rooms.