Category: Fatwa – religious verdicts

Question: The questioner states that his father’s wife is pregnant. Is her mourning period due to his father’s death four months and ten days or is it until she gives birth? Response: The conclusion of the study of the Committee is that her mourning period is until she delivers. And with Allaah lies all success […]

Question: Is it allowed for a woman to wear a watch to know what time it is and not for the sake of beautification during her mourning period? Response: Yes. That is allowed for her due to he intention. However, if she even avoids that, that would be best because it does resemble jewellery. And […]

Question: What are the laws by which the widow whose husband had just died must abide by? Response: The Hadeeth states what a mourning widow is prohibited from doing and what she is requested to do. First, she must remain in her house in which she was living when her husband died. She remains therein

Question: Is it prohibited for a woman who is in her legislated period of mourning to drink coffee with saffron (mixed) in it and other than that? Response: The woman in her legislated period of mourning is prohibited from a number of things, and they are: i) Applying the eye liner (kohl);

Question: A woman’s husband has died and she has no children from this marriage. Additionally, there is no-one from her relatives in the land [where she resided with her] husband, so is it permissible for her to travel from the land [where she resided with her] husband to the land where her legal guardian is […]

Question: What is the ruling, whilst fasting, of making the ritual purification (ghusl) from the major sexual impurity (janaabah) after the time of Fajr (has entered)? Response: We say it’s ruling is that it is permissible and his fast for that day is sound. This is because there is no problem for one to begin […]

Question: A man came to his wife during the day in Ramadhaan without having skin contact with her. Then he ejaculated semen. We wish to know what the ruling is for him? Response: We inform you that your fast that day is nullified and it is obligatory that you make it up and there is […]

Question: Is it permissible for one who is fasting to kiss his wife and play with her on the bed during the days of Ramadhaan? Response: Yes, it is permissible for one who is fasting to kiss his wife and play with her during the day in Ramadhaan. However, if he excretes semen then his […]

Question: Is it permissible for the traveller to have sexual intercourse with his wife during the day of Ramadhaan? Response: In the Name of Allaah and all Praise is for Allaah. If he were a traveller or suffering from an illness which permitted him to break his fast then there is no expiation nor problem […]