14
votes
Why were there no female Prophets?
Are Prophets only male?
Among the scholars there are a few who count a couple of women among the prophets (Peace be upon them): abu al-Hassan al-Ash'ari, Imam al-Qurtubi and ibn Hazm.
And these have ...
- 45.2k
11
votes
Accepted
Is this hadith authentic? "Only an honorable man treats women with honor and integrity...."
Lets start with what is authentic, Quran says about the marital relationship addressing husbands:
... And live with them in kindness. ... (4:19)
And addressing the wives or women:
...And due to ...
- 45.2k
9
votes
Accepted
Does Qur'an 7:189 imply women were created to benefit men?
If you are asking whether women are created with the sole purpose of being serene for men, and whether its important for them to marry and do that to achieve salvation. The answer is no.
Quran 51:...
- 27.2k
7
votes
What's the stand of Islam on a Muslim woman marrying a non-believer?
A Muslim woman can not marry a non-Muslim man, no matter what his religion is. The evidence for this includes:
The following verse declares that the Kuffar (disbelievers) are not lawful husbands for ...
- 27.2k
7
votes
Accepted
A Muslim woman should not dye her hair "in the manner of kaafir women"; what does that preclude?
This falls under the category of intention and as such you are free to have any hair colour you wish so long as the intention or motive for that isn't to imitate the styles of non-Muslims. Since hair ...
- 86
7
votes
Accepted
Does Islam have an explanation for the pain of childbirth?
Allah says in Surah Al-Ahqaf (surah #46) Verse #15:
وَوَصَّيْنَا الْإِنْسَانَ بِوَالِدَيْهِ إِحْسَانًا حَمَلَتْهُ أُمُّهُ كُرْهًا وَوَضَعَتْهُ كُرْهًا
And We have enjoined upon man, to his ...
- 1,224
7
votes
Is voluntary slavery Islamic?
There are no means of getting slaves today, voluntarily or involuntarily. In Adwā' al-Bayān, Vol. 4, pp. 29, Mohammad al-Amīn ash-Shanqīti said that the only venue for right-hand possession is through ...
- 14.6k
7
votes
Accepted
Did women sacrifice?
There are narrations about various women offering udhiyya or it being slaughtered on their behalf. Some of these include:
The wives of the Prophet ﷺ:
فلما كنا بمنى أتيت بلحم بقر فقلت ما هذا قالوا ضحى ...
- 27.2k
7
votes
Accepted
Hadith about beating wives
Asalamu Alaikum
This hadith is weak and misinterpreted. The concept of 'majhul' (lit. unknown) applies here. Majhul is a hadith where one or more narrators are unknown. I will try to elaborate a ...
- 1,748
6
votes
Is it appropriate to question a girl about her virginity before marriage?
Why you shouldn't ask her? It is your Right to ask about this. You should know about the past life of your partner as she has Right to ask you about yours.
According to Quran "Good women belong to ...
- 302
6
votes
Can Maryam be considered a prophet even though she's a female? Why or why not?
Can Maryam be considered a prophet even though she's a female? Why or
why not?
In the Quran we find that Allah sent revelations only to men:
And We sent not before you, [O Muhammad], except men ...
- 4,047
6
votes
Accepted
Did Abu Thawr state that there is nothing wrong with female-lead mixed-gender prayers?
It is alleged that Abu Thawr — not, Sufyan al-Thawri, the founder of the extinct Thawri Madhhab — stated that there is nothing wrong with female-lead mixed gender prayers, but his opinion on this ...
- 14.6k
6
votes
Accepted
Is it improper for a woman to insist on being the only wife?
DISCLAIMER. This is not meant to be a fatwa on the matter. Rather, it is a collection of the opinions expressed in multiple publications. One should always seek a fatwa from a scholar knowledgeable ...
- 14.6k
5
votes
Why do ladies pray differently as per Hanafi fiqh?
Pray as you have seen me to pray
My understanding is that Ar-Rasool (SAWS) made this statement in the company of his male companions. It was an order to them (all men), there were no women present. ...
- 221
5
votes
Why do ladies pray differently as per Hanafi fiqh?
As a new Muslim, I learned how to pray from a YouTube video entitled Women's prayer according to Qur'an and Sunnah. Turns out, I learned how to pray from a cute Hanafi girl. The video answers your ...
- 20.7k
5
votes
Accepted
Is it appropriate to question a girl about her virginity before marriage?
No, asking such question is not permitted in Islam.
Even if she is not a virgin, and she repented from adultery, she shouldn't tell you that before marriage. It is called 'Al-Satr Ala Alnafs' (الستر ...
- 229
5
votes
Why are women not allowed to go out alone even in today's society?
Sunni view: The most accepted Sunni view is that it is permissible for a women to travel alone for up to three days.
Abd Allah ibn Umar (Allah be pleased with him) narrates that the
Messenger of ...
- 4,047
5
votes
How is a women in her menses supposed to make dua without making wudu?
First of all note if all of us needed to be purified to perform dhikr or du'a logically that would mean that women would have a vast disadvantage, only because of something Allah created: They have ...
- 45.2k
5
votes
In what ways did Muhammad's teachings improve the status of women?
All Praise to Allah Subhanahu wa Taala and blessings of Him be on Prophet Muhammad peace be upon him His family and companions,
Mankind inherited from the Prophet Muhammad peace be upon him a great ...
- 2,942
5
votes
Accepted
Does a Muslim woman need to cover her entire body (including hands and face) during prayer if a non-mahram man can see her?
In these three (95577, 11774 and 21536) fatwas from islamqa the author or mufti tries to proove that covering the face is the correct view of Islam. However one could find ahadith and Quran rulings ...
- 45.2k
5
votes
Accepted
Is it true that "pregnancy is seen in sharia as like an illness"?
here the word "illness" is in different connotation than what usually comes to mind of a native English-speaker.
This mentioned consideration of illness give the pregnant women some relaxing "...
- 448
5
votes
Accepted
How does a convert woman go about finding a guardian?
The Islamic state acts as the Wali for someone who does not have a Wali. In a non-muslim state, you should look for someone who has the qualifications of a qadi(judge) to act as your wali; a Mufti or ...
- 27.2k
5
votes
When proposing / before agreeing to marry a woman, how much can a man look at her (body)?
The majority of the scholars hold the opinion that this should be limited to what is allowed in the rulings of Hijab and Awrah for a stranger woman i.e the face and hands.
From Imam Nawawi's Minhaj ...
- 27.2k
5
votes
Accepted
Do unmarried women become public property?
Does Islam support this statement? Are there any verses in Quran or Hadith regarding this?
The statement you re referring to (in the YouTube video) is "Either a woman gets married, or become ...
- 14.6k
4
votes
Did women in Arabian peninsula have "Hijab" before Islam?
Beside the fact that Jews and Christians used to live in the Arabian peninsula before Islam and the fact that the Torah already included verses about veiling the hair. The jahili poetry is full of ...
- 45.2k
4
votes
Is it appropriate to question a girl about her virginity before marriage?
Before trying to give an Answer of your question we need to do some analysis:
The only thing i found out, which would be acceptable and which you could clearly do is: Making virginity a condition of ...
- 45.2k
4
votes
How to know if a woman has a wet dream and is Ghusl required?
If you found the same discharge that comes after sexual intercross so you must do ghusl even if you dreamed or not.
The point is the coming of the sexual discharge out. Once you saw it -even without ...
- 41
4
votes
Do my parents get ethem (bad deeds) for the way I choose to dress after tring to influence me to dress more modestly?
Children are a source of continous reward or punishment for their parents. Even after the parent's death, if a child does good then the parents are rewarded and vice versa.
This does not negate the ...
- 4,001
4
votes
Is it permissible for women to visit the graves of their loved ones?
Well there's a consensus among scholars that men are allowed to visit graveyards and graves because of this Hadith (most narrated by ibn Buraidah from his father (May Allah be pleased with him) for ...
- 45.2k
Only top scored, non community-wiki answers of a minimum length are eligible