When a woman cannot conceive a baby, doctors give the option to get an egg from a donor and implant it in her, with her husband’s sperm. Then she will be pregnant. Is that halal?
Below, please read a detailed answer from the Islamqa website: Question:Is it permissible to put the sperm of the husband and the egg of the wife in the uterus of […]
Is it Islamically permissible for women to get botox injections for the reduction/prevention of wrinkles?
Below, please find a link to an answer that aligns with our Imam’s office fiqh opinion: https://daruliftaa.com/miscellaneous/is-it-permissible-to-get-botox-injections/
Is abortion allowed in Islam if the fetus is malformed?
Below, please find the answer by the head of the American Muslim Jurists Assembly, Sheikh Dr. Salah Al Sawy: In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful, All praise […]
Is it permissible for a woman to have intercourse with her slave, and is it allowed to bring slavery back?
In general, the subject of slavery is a subject that is very sensitive to followers of the Islamic faith which advocates for freedom. Islam is a practical way of life […]
Does Islam require a woman to change her maiden name and take her husband’s last name?
No, she needs to keep her maiden name. There is nothing in the Islamic traditions to indicate that a woman should take her husband’s name, rather this is an innovative […]
Is it permissible for a Muslim woman to work at a massage place that caters to both genders?
The Islamic ethic on gender relations requires modesty and includes a dress code that stipulates what areas of the body must remain covered for men and women. The ethic of […]
Is it permissible to use lipstick with carmine in it? How about blushes or eyeliners?
Carmine or E120[1] is a crimson red pigment derived from Cochineal, a “scale insect”, by crushing and boiling dried insects in water to extract the carminic acid and then treating […]
Is it permissible for a female to have body piercings? What is the ruling if these piercings were before becoming Muslim?
Piercing various parts of the body in order to wear adornments for women is considered permissible if the following conditions are met: It was narrated from Ibn ‘Abbas (may Allah […]
Does Quran/Islam prohibit a Muslim woman from marrying a non-Muslim man?
Yes, it is prohibited and all the Muslim scholars are unanimously agreed that it is not permissible for a Muslim woman to marry a non-Muslim, whether he is Jewish, Christian […]
Is it permissible for a woman to cut her hair short?
There is a difference of opinion among our scholars regarding a woman’s hair cutting her hair short. Some of the jurists disapproved of it and some of them permitted it, […]
Can women travel without a mahram (a male relative she can not marry)?
The majority of scholars say it is not permissible for a woman to travel without a mahram, except in exceptional cases. The Prophet (blessings and peace of Allah be upon […]
Are Muslim women allowed to live on their own, especially if they are financially independent, or must they live with their parents?
Generally, being alone was something that the Prophet (Allah bless him and give him peace) discouraged for both genders. However, if there is a reasonable need, it would be permitted […]
