Recently I came across the following video of Shaykh al-Fawzan giving his opinion on why women should not be permitted to drive cars. May Allah bless the Shaykh and increase him in knowledge and goodness. Ameen. With all respect to him, I don’t see that any of the points he raised are valid, and Allah knows best. Deconstructing the Opinion The greatest proof against this ban against women...
Sufyan at-Thawri was asked about the saying of Allah, "And man was created weak." What is meant by weak?
He replied, "A woman passes by a man, and the man can not prevent himself from looking at her, and he attains no benefit (by looking at her), is there anything weaker than this?"
There are several factors and points of clarification when it comes to how Islam handles the concept of adoption. Because of the strict segregation between genders, there are sensitivities at hand which the non-Muslim never has to consider, but alhamdulillah, it is still not only very doable, but also highly encouraged within the religion. Inshallah, I hope to present the relevant proofs and...
The Context A sister posted to our sub about some questions and misconceptions she had about Salafiyyah, and what it means to be upon the methodology of the Salaf. She was interested in learning more and getting an "insider’s perspective," if you will, on some of her questions. This post is heavily edited from when it was first posted a year ago, as my understanding of certain...
AstroTurf: simulated or artificially created public support for something, generated by an orchestrated marketing or public relations campaign. Recently an emotionally charged post was made on another Muslim sub, which dealt with a husband sabotaging his wife’s birth control in order to get her pregnant while knowing she wanted to wait to have children. It garnered a lot of buzz (surprise...
The Context A sister posted to our sub bemoaning the Hoor al-‘Ayn that men receive in Jannah. This unmarried, unengaged, single sister talked about how she spent hours crying some days, thinking how her husband will have hooris if he enters Jannah. The Response Sister, it seems to me you have a fundamental flaw in your understanding of a few key concepts related to both life and the...
Narrated Al-Qasim: A’ishah (radhiAllah anha) said, "We set out with the sole intention of performing Hajj and when we reached Sarif, (a place six miles from Mecca) I got my menses. Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ) came to me while I was weeping. He said ‘What is the matter with you? Have you got your menses?’ I replied, ‘Yes.’ He said, ‘This is a thing which...
A user commented: Mahr yes. Wali no. In Hanafi law, a woman is fully authorized to give herself in nikah without a wali. In fact that is presently the law in Pakistan. A man and a woman can go to oath councilor and register consent in the presence of two witnesses who are already there and it will be considered legal by Islamic law in total absence of a Wali. Other three schools make it mandatory...
It was nnarrated that Umm ‘Atiyyah (radhiAllah anha) said: The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) commanded us to bring out on al-Fitr and al-Adha the girls who had reached puberty, menstruating women and women in seclusion. The menstruating women were to keep away from the prayer but to witness goodness and the du’aa’ of the Muslims. I said: O Messenger of Allah, one of us may not have a jilbaab. He...
The Context A sister had posted about noticing a trend towards beautifying hijab. For the purposes of this article, we’ll refer to the covering of the hair alone (as opposed to covering the face) as "hijab." In actuality, hijab is a term which encompasses much more than a strip of cloth on the head, but that is a post for another time, in sha’ Allah. The Commentary I...