Satr of a woman before mahrams and non-mahrams
Q:
1. What is the satr of a woman in front of her mahrams and non-mahrams?
2. Is it permissible for a woman to wear short sleeve clothing in front of her mahrams?
Women's Issues
Women using itr and perfume
Q: I wanted to know whether women are permitted to use itr and perfume inside and outside the house?
Spending the iddat at one's parents home
Q: A couple makes nikah and then spends time together in private, but with no rukhsati taking place. Then they divorce. Where should the idda take place, can it take place at the girls parental home since she never left it (she never moved to the husbands home)?
Working under a male senior
Q: I am a single female and have been studying something in the business field not really realising the extent of this. I started working at a company
recently and there is a male senior who I have to approach when I do not know what to do.
- Should I be leaving this job?
- If don't end up working after the studying will it be a waste I commited?
Iddat of a pregnant woman
Q: What is the duration of iddat of a woman who has been given talaaq from her husband who later discovered herself pregnant, however the pregnancy is a result of a relationship she had during her marriage. She conceived from another man before her husband gave her talaaq. Should she observe iddat for the duration of the pregnancy or only for 3 months?
Observing iddat
Q: Please advise: my 2 sisters were both divorced and did not sit or keep Idaat. Few years later they both got married again to different partners. What is the consequences for not keeping Idaat?
Going to a male gynaecologist
Q: Is it permissible for a lady to go to a male gynaecologist? (when females are available) We have heard some people say that some mufti has said it is better to go to a male which we find inappropriate.
Donating breastmilk
Q: I am currently breast feeding my son and I have a daughter as well. I have been blessed with a great milk supply alhamdullilah. I want to know what the ruling is on donating Breast milk and milk siblings, I will not know who my Breast milk will be going to. Keeping in mind my children will get married one day insha Allah?
Eating out
Q: Is family dinner allowed? Can we get together with a friends family and eat together with 2 or more families at a place or in a restaurant? All women are wearing abyas?
Having relations with a woman in her iddat
Q: A brother told me that he committed intercourse with a woman in her iddah and wanted to ask if her iddah is now extended? If so for how long?