Is hijab a religious or cultural practice?
The Quran is absolutely clear on this matter, It is commanded by Allah that believing women have to wear a headscarf.Below, please find a detailed answer article on this topic […]
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 […]
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 […]
Is wearing makeup and jewelry In public allowed in Islam?
Allaah subhanahu wa ta’ala says in the Qur’an:“And stay in your houses, and do not display yourselves like that of the times of ignorance”(Surah al-Ahzaab, 33:33) The word Tabarruj comes […]