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 […]
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 […]
Is breathable nail polish permissible to use so I can avoid taking it off before Wudu?
Using nail polish that allows water to penetrate through it is permissible if the claim is true. If it is actually true, then women using it don’t have to take […]
