Women's Issues

Q: Why is the waiting period not obligatory after committing fornication?

Q: I've been separated from my husband since january 28th and have only received my talaaq papers in march. I recently received a proposal and wish to persue it. I am sterilized and can't have babies. Can you advise me on when my iddat commenced? Is it from the time I physically / literally separated (28 january) or from the time my talaq papers arrived? 

Q: I am divorced for 2 months, 1 month pregnant. Is it permissible to make nikah or do you have to wait for idath to be over?

Q: My father passed away on 1st Jamadulawwal after Juma prayers and was buried that same day after Isha prayers. My Mother is in iddat, kindly tell us on when and at what time will her eddat period end? When can she go out to visit her relatives?

Q: My wife and I cannot have children however we are considering "adoption" but in the sense of fostering, i.e. ensuring that the child would not take our name and would know of his or her lineage. How I would do that, Allah grant me hikmah and make it easy.

I understand the legal issues around breast-feeding and the mahram status it provides to adoptive muslim "parents". Would this status still apply if my wife were to induce (by means of taking medication) the production of breast milk in her body? That is to say, the breast milk would not be produced by means of a child being born to my wife, but rather due to taking a pill to cause it to breast feed another child. We are both Hanafi.

I understand that this too is a modern phenomena, ie, inducing by means of medication the production of breast milk. Being a modern phenomena, there could probably be ikhtilaaf on this matter. I would like to now what is your opinion on this matter and with great respect, ask you to please explain the proofs for arriving at that opinion. Also if there is another opinion held by other ulema, could you possibly inform me of that opinion and also the proofs they may have.  

Q: A husband uttered divorce thrice. The wife served iddat for one month and went back to the husband. Several months have passed and the wife has now gone back to her family. Does she now have to serve the remaining iddat?

Q: If my mother is to travel alone to a shop to purchase some item, is it necessary for me to accompany her? She will be driving. Also, if accompanying her will perhaps interfere with my performing of Salaah punctually, what will the ruling be now?

Q: Is it permissible for women to ride horses?

Q: I had a miscarriage at six weeks and my uterus was surgically cleaned out. What is the status of the bleeding after this?

Q: Is it permissible for a female to study away from her home town if she has a mahram take her back and forth?