Women's Issues

Q: I have heard that a woman is napaak for 40 days after baby birth. What if bleeding stops after 3 weeks? Is she still supposed to be napaak for 40days?

Q: When should I start praying after baby birth?

Q: If a female who is menstruating makes a mistake and cannot pray the prayer of repentance so she repents in her heart by asking for forgiveness and saying sorry and at the end says ameen, does it count or do you have to read /say something a surah or something in the beginning as well?

Q: Must a male observe hijaab from the following?

(1) Ghair Mahrams that are past child bearing age.

(2) Ghair Mahram relatives that are past child bearing age.

(3) Ghair Mahrams that have mental illnesses.

(4) Ghair Mahram relatives that are married.

(5) Female Mahrams whose satr is exposed, like his mother, grandmother or aunt.

(6) His biological grandfather divorced his biological grandmother. The biological grandfather marries another women. Must hijaab be observed for this woman, the new wife of his biological grandfather?

(7) Female domestic workers in the home.

Q: Amongst Indian, Pakistani and Bangladeshi Muslims in the west, there is the notion that brother in laws and sister in laws can mix or male and female cousins can mix so long as there is no fear of fitna and on the basis that senior Ulama, Tablighis and Mureeds of Shaykhs do so. Please explain fully why this understanding is incorrect?

Q: Can a women don the niqaab if it pleases her husband? Would she be sinful for seeking the pleasure of her husband? Could one link the pleasure of her husband to the pleasure of Allah Most High?

Q: Is there a specified age for a female to wear purdah? Is it ok for a female at the age of 50 to start doning the niqaab. What are the stipulated laws and requirements necessary to adhere and heed to when one is in niqaab? Did she sin for all the years by not wearing purdah even though she always wore hijaab. If it was a sin not wearing purdah how does she compensate for the sin? Is it permissible for a female in purdah to use public transport? Is it permissible for a female in purdah to walk on a public road. Does she have to wear gloves? I will be extremely grateful for your help as it is of profound importance.

Q: My period is continuing till 14 days. What should I do?

Q: Three men went off together. They got lost for three years. And after three years, 2 of them turned up. On asking them where is there third companion, they said he passed away a year back. Is the dead man's wife suppose to observe iddat after receiving the news that her husband passed away last year? If yes, what is the appropriate period of her iddat?

Q: My wife gave birth to a baby and today is the 45th day but she is still bleeding. Please give me a solution to this and when can she take a bath and when can I have relations with her?