FILED UNDER: ANS General Counsel
TAGGED WITH:: commanding the good and forbidding the evil, gender interaction, shaking hands
/by sufyanAnswered by Ustadha Raidah Shah Idil Question: Through my friendship with my friend and his muslim family, I embraced Islam. However, they don’t observe rules of gender interaction. When his mother and aunties try to shake hands with me and I refuse, they get upset. How should I deal with it? Answer: Assalamualaykum wa rahmatullahi […]
FILED UNDER: ANS Hanafi Fiqh, ANS Living Religion
TAGGED WITH:: family ties, gender interaction, Whatsapp
/by sufyanAnswered by Ustadh Salman Younas Question: Our family has a Whatsapp thread in which we all keep in touch with each other. There are male cousins on both sides, brother-in-laws, sister-in-laws etc. How can one keep participating in conversations where male cousins often jab, provoke, flirt with the female cousins/sister-in-laws on the thread? Answer: assalamu […]
FILED UNDER: ANS Living Religion, ANS Marriage and Divorce
TAGGED WITH:: chaperoned, gender interaction, marriage
/by sufyanAnswered by Ustadha Raidah Shah Idil Question: Given the current Western society, if a Muslim boy were to meet a non-Muslim girl in a public space to discuss marriage and to gauge her interest in Islam, does she need to be chaperoned? She might not be comfortable with it. Answer: Assalamualaykum wa rahmatullahi wa barakatuh, […]
FILED UNDER: ANS Hanafi Fiqh
TAGGED WITH:: beautification, gender interaction, nose ring
/by sufyanAnswered by Ustadh Tabraze Azam Question: Asalamu alaikum, Are nose rings and nail polish permissible to wear in public? The nose ring is quite common in my culture and within my family. Also many times I’ll apply nail polish at home and then will need to go outside for some work… Answer: Wa alaikum assalam […]
FILED UNDER: ANS Hanafi Fiqh
TAGGED WITH:: gender interaction, henna, woman
/by sufyanAnswered by Ustadh Tabraze Azam Question: Asalamu alaikum, Is it better for a woman to avoid to apply henna if she has to appear in public? Answer: Wa alaikum assalam wa rahmatullahi wa barakatuh, I pray that this message finds you well, insha’Allah. In general, it is permitted for the woman to apply henna to […]
FILED UNDER: ANS General Counsel, ANS Islamic Belief
TAGGED WITH:: decree, du`a, frendship, gender interaction, marriage, supplication
/by sufyanAnswered by SeekersHub Answers Service Question: Assalam Alaikum, I am at the age of marriage looking for a spouse and my mother urged me to make friends with this boy and I did. I did lots of istikhara and dua because I had warm feelings for this friend who said he could not commit because […]
FILED UNDER: ANS Hanafi Fiqh
TAGGED WITH:: free mixing, gender, gender interaction, gender relations, lower your gaze, lowering your gaze, mahram, male and female relations, non-mahran
/by sufyanAnswered by Ustadh Salman Younas Question: Could you share the ruling regarding sharing food or water with non-mahrams? I study at a co-educational university and my friends and I face instances where boys ask for water. Answer: assalamu `alaykum This would be permitted although it would be better to avoid when possible. It goes without […]
FILED UNDER: ANS General Counsel
TAGGED WITH:: free mixing, gender, gender interaction, gender relations, lower your gaze, lowering your gaze, mahram, male and female relations, non-mahran
/by sufyanAnswered by Ustadh Tabraze Azam Question: How do you deal with your husband who when dealing with women (when I am not there) is free, and takes their problems as his own? He just feels when women tell their situations to him, that he needs to solve them. I am very uncomfortable with this. Please […]
FILED UNDER: ANS General Counsel
TAGGED WITH:: calling to islam, da'wah, free mixing, gender, gender interaction, gender relations, lower your gaze, lowering your gaze, mahram, male and female relations, non-mahran
/by sufyanAnswered by Ustadh Shuaib Ally Question: As-salāmu ‘aleykum, Can I call others of the opposite gender to Islam? Answer: Yes, you can call others of the opposite gender to Islam. You should at the same time keep in mind general guidelines related to what is considered appropriate interaction between the genders. Please see this: A […]
FILED UNDER: ANS General Counsel, ANS Hanafi Fiqh
TAGGED WITH:: gender interaction, women working, womens education
/by sufyanAnswered by Ustadh Salman Younas Question: What is the real meaning of khalwa (seclusion) with the opposite gender? Does this concept apply to any kind of seclusion like email or SMS? Is it permissible for a woman to communicate to a teacher or co-worker through email or SMS for work related purpose? Answer: assalamu `alaykum […]
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