Women's Issues

Q: My husband has passed away two months ago and I am presently in iddat. I want to know whether I can use hair dye in iddat?

Q: Breastfeeding is for 2 years according to Islam? My baby is still drinking breast milk and she is not leaving her mothers milk. What is the solution? Her age is now 2 years and 5 months.

Q: Is very slightly yellow discharge like normal routine discharge at the end of haidh considered haidh (as my normal discharge is also slightly yellowish) if this yellow discharge is observed on the 9th day of haidh.

Q: Does an insane woman (e.g. a woman with downs syndrome) have to wear hijaab in front of non-mahram men? And also, are non-mahram men permitted to see her hair?

Q: I m 39 years old. 16 years back I had an ectopic operation due to which one of my ovaries was removed which is responsible for producing estrogen hormones. Since that day my menstrual cycle has become irregular. My past normal days were 7. Now bleeding is for 2 days in the start then completely stops. No stains til; 8 days, then on 9, 10 and 11th day I again get some brownish discharge. Should I consider this as haidh or istihaaza?

Q: My husbands family forced me to work. My husband lives in Muscat and I am in India. Whatever they said is it right? In this situation what can I do, I am so confused I need your advice to take a right decision. Sometimes they hurt me.

Q: I got a baby 6 months ago. Before that I used to get my periods for 6 days. After nifaas I started getting my periods differently, I'm getting it for 8 days and then for 2 days nothing, on the 10th day around zuhr-asr time, I get a very slight pinkish colour on my discharge, and after that there's nothing. Must I count 6 days like how I used to get before I got a baby or count 8 days and make qadha later of the 2 days or count 10 days and make qadha of the namaaz that's left out. Must I count the pinkish colour? I'm very confused. What must I do?

Q: If my husband gave talaaq-e-baain. Am I allowed to go to work? I have a two year old daughter. Am I allowed to take her outside in the back to play? He just gave the divorce today. I am supposed to be getting my period by this week. How do you calculate the iddat?

Q: I really need help! I gave birth 2 weeks a go, Alhamdulilah! Do I have to wait for 40 days before starting my prayers? I'm not bleeding like it's suppose to be after child birth? Should I wait,or just pray ,then when I start bleeding again stop my salat or what? Help me out please.

Q: My question is these if khula is taken before bidai and their is no physical contact between husband and wife, no out going, nothing, just a nikaah performed like an engagement. Girl is completely virgin. theie is no bidai at all. So does she have to be sit in iddat or not?