I see some praying (women) their hair are not covered properly it is shown.. is their prayer valid?

Women clothing
21 Mar

If they know that it is not covered, their prayer is invalid.

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I wanted to know the minimum length that a women can cut her hair. I now know that growing the hair to cover the breasts when we we die is baseless, the hair should be braided as per your answer. How long must I grow my hair or how short can it be?

Women clothing
21 Mar

There isn’t any specific length. Most likely it should be below the ears. It must not be imitating the non Muslims nor the hair of males.

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What I know is that we can uncover our hands in front of na-mahram males. Is it right? I read a fatwa somewhere that hands must be covered as well.And what if we have heena on our hands? in that case can we uncover or have to cover?

Women clothing
21 Mar

I believe that the face and hands should be covered in front of non-mahram men.

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Is it ok to use thread in plaiting my daughters hair?

Women clothing
21 Mar

This is permissible providing that it is not hair and it doesn’t look like hair and people can identify it to be threads.

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Please, does a woman commit minor Zina by exposing her body and not using the hijab.Thanks

Women clothing
21 Mar

Yes.

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Sheikh, i wanted to know is a women’s voice awrah because i heard about a hadith whereby aisha (ra) placed her two fingers in her mouth when narrating hadiths to prevent her voice sounding too attractive?

Women clothing
21 Mar

The hadeeth of Aisha, may Allah be pleased with her is not authentic to the best of my knowledge. as for the voice of a woman, it is not Awrah but she must not soften her voice.

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Necessity of a mahram to accompany a woman when she travels, even if it is a short tripWe live in the country. Sometimes I like to visit my uncle who lives in a city that is 50 km further than us. I have to use mixed transportation and go alone because my father thinks it is very expensive to use transportation. He leaves the matter of meeting my uncle or not up to me. There is no other place I can go to. I visit my uncle every 5-8 months. Am I allowed to travel without a mahram?

Women clothing
21 Mar

Praise be to Allaah. The saheeh Sunnah indicates that it is not permissible for a woman to travel without a mahram. This includes both long trips and short trips, according to the majority of scholars. Everything that is called travelling is forbidden for a woman unless she has a mahram with her. Al-Bukhaari (1792) and […]

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I stay over at my aunts sometimes and my cousins live there, they are boys so i try to cover up properly in their prescence, my question is if we are in the living room and his mother is upstair, is still haram?

Women clothing
21 Mar

This is not permissible at all even if you are covered completely. Such mixing is forbidden in Islam even in the presence of your aunt

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The girls between 3-6 years are to wear a uniform of head scarves, loose trousers and shirts on top. From age 6 years onwards- there is compulsory Salwar kameez with head scarves for the girls. Is this ok?

Women clothing
21 Mar

Head scarves for 3-6 years old is too much. They should wear the head scarf and the abayah when they are about 9 to 11 years of age.

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If there is a woman islamic association, can these woman organize outings among themselves, without amhram and if they hire a bus most probably the driver would be a male?

Women clothing
21 Mar

It is not permissible for a woman to travel without a mahram. If they are going within the city limits, this is permissible.

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