Category: Women

About women attending Masajid - المحلى بالآثار Imam Ibn Hazm al-Andalusi says: وقد اتفق جميع أهل الأرض أن رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم لم يمنع النساء قط الصلاة معه في مسجده إلى أن مات عليه السلام ; ولا الخلفاء الراشدون بعده "And all the peo...

Seclusion (الخلوة) (being alone) with a stranger of the opposite gender is strictly forbidden. It's a sin and can lead to Fahshaa. However, mixing (الاختلاط) in public places or in the presence of other people - when the correct Hijab is observed and...

Imam Muhammad bin Hassan al-Shaybani al-Hanafi, who was a leading student of Imam Abu Hanifah, says: يقول محمد بن الحسن الشيباني في كتاب الأصل ( ٢/ ٢٣٥-٢٣٦) : (( أما المرأة الحرة التي لا نكاح بينه وبينها ، ولا حرمة ، ممن يحل له نكاحها : فليس ينبغي ل...

They said: "your Hijab will close many doors on you.” She said: "Yes , one of them is the door of Hellfire ..." ایشان گفت که حجاب خیلی از دروازه‌های روی تان را مسدود میسازد اوو گفت بلی که خیلی مهم است دروازه جهنم ر...

Someone asked for clarification about the Hadith regarding women being "deficient in intelligence" : "ناقصات عقل" and the testimony of two women being equal to one man : "فَرَجُلٌ وَامْرَأَتَانِ" Some men use these quotes to subdue women, who in ret...

Worth of Women in Islam - امرأة في الإسلام The Prophet taught us the following about females: 1- When she's a DAUGHTER, her parents enter Paradise because of her. 2- When she becomes a WIFE, ...

Ibn Batuta, the famous Moroccan explorer from 700 years ago, writes in his 'Rihla' (p.424), that he fainted on seeing the unbelievable sight of 'Sati' (bride burning) in India. He described how a widow smiled and willingly jumped into the flames of ...

A veil-burning ceremony in Andijan, Uzbekistan, in 1927: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hujum The Communists prosecuted believers in their lands. They tried to eradicate all traces of religion. There are stories about prosecuted believers, burying ...

Domestic Violence ... سورة النساء In our day and age, many people quote Qur'an (4:34) as “justification” for domestic violence, after causing physical injury & harm to women. It goes without saying that Islam does not condone that. Good men do...

15 Classical Scholars on: Hair Extensions - وصل الشعر It is allowed to: Use hair-extensions for the sake of beautification (تحسين) and to hide a defect (إزالة العيب) - like baldness, or due to a burn, or illness or chemotherapy. The same applies to ...