Female Issues

Timeframe for women to make up missed fasts of Ramadaan

  Nasihah (Advice): The Dua of a Fasting Person   Sayyiduna Anas ibn Malik radiyallahu anhu reported that Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam) said, “The supplications of three are not rejected: the supplication of a parent, the supplication of a fasting person and the supplication of a traveller.” [Bayhaqi]  __________________________________   Question …

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Donating or Receiving Breastmilk from Milk Banks

Nasihah (Advice): The Reward of Charity   Sayyiduna Uqbah ibn Aamir Radhiyallahu Anhu narrated that Rasulullah Sallallahu Alayhi wa Sallam said, “On the Day of Qiyamah, people will be in the shade of the charity [they gave], until it is time for accountability.” (Musnad Ahmad)   N.B. Abul Khayr, one of …

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Noticing a few drops of semen after performing Ghusl

Nasihah (Advice): One cause for a child being male or female   Sayyiduna Thawban (radiyallahu anhu) reports that Rasulullah (Sallallahu alayhi wasallam) said – as part of a lengthy Hadith – “When the man and woman copulate, and the man’s semen dominates [is more than] the semen of the woman, the …

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Making Masah on the tape applied over Mehndi

Nasihah (Advice): Wudhu washes away sins   Sayyiduna Abu Huraira radiyallahu anhu reported that Rasulullah (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam) said: “When a Muslim washes his face in Wudhu, every sin that he committed with his eyes will be washed away with the last drop of water. When he washes his hands, …

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Conditions of Polygyny

Nasihah (Advice): Treat your wives equally and justly Rasulullah Sallahu Alaihi Wa sallam said, ‘Any man who has two wives and he does not fulfill their rights equally and justly, shall be raised on the Day of Judgement in a condition that one side of his body will be drooping.’ [Abu …

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Does Iddah fall away if a woman is not pregnant

Nasihah (Advice): The Iddah of a widow is also her mourning period.   Sayyidah Um ‘Atiyya Radiyallahu anha narrates, “We were forbidden to mourn for more than three days for a dead person, except for a husband, for whom a wife should mourn for four months and ten days.” (Bukhari) …

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Ruling regarding maintenance if the wife requests divorce

Nasihah (Advice): Only request Talaaq for a valid reason   Sayyiduna Thawbaan Radiyallahu anhu reported that Rasulullah sallahu alaihi wa sallam said, “Any woman who asks her husband for a divorce without a valid reason, the fragrance of Paradise becomes forbidden for her.” (Sunan Abi Dawud) __________________________________   Question and Answer:   …

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