Is it possible for my son who is nine years of age to be my mahram, since I travelled with him; Is there anything wrong in that?
Category: Women’s Issues
The menstruating woman entering the masjid
What is the ruling regarding a menstruating woman entering the masjid, and likewise al-Masjid al-Haraam [in Makkah]?
Looking at women in the Haram
Will a man be accounted for looking at women in the Haram (al-Masjid al-Haraam, Makkah)…
A man assisting a woman during the birth process
What is the ruling regarding a man assisting a woman whilst she is giving birth?
Women going out shopping
Me and my wife go out to the market to buy necessary items for her or the house, and she comes out with me completely covered…
Cutting the hair from behind or cutting it in the Princess Diana style
What is the ruling regarding cutting the hair from the back [of the head] such that it is above the shoulders whilst leaving the hair a little longer at the sides?
Stopped performing her salaah believing her menses had started
A woman began to bleed and continued to do so for nine days, so she stopped performing her salaah because [she thought] it was her menses. After afew days her real menses started…
Shaking hands with women who one is not mahram to
Why has Islaam forbidden shaking hands with women who one is not mahram to? And does one’s wudhoo became nullified if he shakes the hand of a woman without desire?
Dressing young girls in trousers
Some women dress their young daughters in trousers, and thereafter dress them up in an ‘abaa.ah. What is the ruling regarding this?
A woman travelling by airplane without a mahram
You disagreed with one of your colleagues concerning the issue of the permissibility of a Muslim woman travelling by airplane without a mahram…