Answered by Shaykh Faraz Rabbani Question My fiancée was forced by her family to wear the hijab as a child, about twelve years ago, against her own will. She has wanted to remove it ever since, but has never been allowed to. She only recently told me this. It has been affecting her mental health, […]

Answered by Shaykh Faraz Rabbani Question One of the problems we have is gender interactions. We have male-only and female-only channels, but there is a general channel that both males and females can access, and sometimes conversations there can be unnecessary. We have rules in place to keep things modest and moderators who check the […]

يجيب عن السؤال الشيخ محمد فايز عوض السؤال  «أعمل  موظّفةً  في  شركةٍ  فيها اختلاطٌ  دائمٌ واجتماعاتٌ  ومصافحةٌ  ومزاح. أحتاج هذا الدخلَ لأسرتي، لكنّي أخاف على ديني وحيائي. هل يجوز لي البقاء؟ وكيف أضبط تعاملي مع الزملاء؟ وهل في دخلي شبهة؟» الجواب الحمد لله، والصلاة والسلام على رسول الله، وعلى آله وصحبه، أما بعد: فالأصل  أن  […]

Answered by Shaykh Irshaad Sedick Question I read that a woman’s face goes down to her jawbone, so the area under the chin is considered ʿawra. Still, many women, including scholars, leave this area uncovered. Does the Shafi’i school agree with this? Are prayers valid for women who do not cover this area, especially if […]