Question If Islam says that it gives equal rights to women, why then most clerics say that women’s testimony is half compared to men?Is it in Quran? Answer In our opinion, the above assumption has no basis in Islam and is result of incorrect understanding of Quran. The idea that the witness of women is … Read more »
Question What is the status of a nikah(1), which a girl and a boy do by themselves. That is, the boy asks the girl that do you accept so and so (own name) son of so and so (father’s name) as your husband with so much (amount) as haq meher in front of God and … Read more »
Question Is it permitted for women to go to graveyards to visit their deceased relatives etc.? And may a wife see her dead husband’s face before he is buried? I thank you in advance and look forward to hearing from you soon. Wassalam Answer There is a narrative ascribed to the Prophet (pbuh) reported in Tirmidhi, … Read more »
Question I am a 26 yrs old muslim girl.I have done masters in economics.My parents want me to marry a distant cousin who is not well educated plus is totally different in his life style from me.In simple words i do not want to marry him.Do i have the right to refuse to marry this … Read more »
َQuestion Dear brother assalamu alaikum After I forwarded your answer to these Christians that is what they sent me.: Hi Fab, thanks for the email. But I find it woefully lacking in actual quotes. The response is filled with “so and so said such and such”. That doesn’t cut it. In my paper, that deals … Read more »
Question What was Ayesha’s (ra) age at the time of her marriage? It is normally believed that she was nine years old at the time of her marriage with Mohammad (sws) was consummated. I do think it was according to the traditions of the Arab culture, as otherwise people would have objected to this marriage. But unfortunately, … Read more »
Question Can you clarify the roles and responsibilities of a woman during her iddah1 period, i.e. when her husband had just passed? Can you especially clarify the purpose, i.e. the philosophy, of the waiting period? What I mean to imply by this is that it seems from my understanding of the Islamic viewpoint the main … Read more »
Question: Islam allows a man to have more than one wife, what is the significance of this? Do you think this degrades womanhood? I have wondered about this aspect of Islam but on asking various people.. I have never got a consistent reply. I was wondering if you could clear this for me. Reply: It … Read more »
Question: I had a question about this word “Khumur”. Isn’t “Khumur” in Arabic a generic word for ANY covering? Secondly, why are we translating “Idhrib”as “extend”. Is this word ever used for extending anything? Can you cite any instances in the Qur’an? Reply: The word “Khumur” is the plural of “Khimaar”. The word “Khimaar” when used with reference to … Read more »
Question Is it mandatory for a husband to seek permission from his first wife before marrying another woman? Reply Even though the Qur’an has not made the permission of the first wife a mandatory condition for a second marriage but keeping in view the directives of Quran and hadith in which Allah and Allah’s Rasul(pbuh)have … Read more »
