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Questions tagged [women]

Questions about or that apply specifically to women.

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Are women allowed to work in Islam?

I was wondering if Muslim women are allowed to work outside of their home? Are there conditions where it is allowed? What if the husband's income isn't enough for the family?
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Why does a man's witness count as two women's witness in Islam?

Why is it that whenever witnesses are required in Islam, two women are required to take the place of only one man? The Quran in Sura 2:282 says: And let two men from among you bear witness to all such documents [contracts of loans without…
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Does Islam teach subjugation and inequality of women, or is that due to a wrong interpretation of the religion?

Not a Muslim here - in the West we often hear talk of (what we see as) horrible non-equal treatment of women by Muslim culture in the East. Is it common for women to be in any way subjugated (given orders and rules which men aren't subject to, or…
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Why do some Muslim Scholars require a woman to have permission to leave the country?

I heard about one woman who convinced her family to go to Austria on a vacation but then left to go to Sweden. This woman was a Muslim woman from Saudi Arabia and tried to leave but needed the permission of a male. Does this go in accordance with…
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Working women in islam?

I just wanted to know if a women wishes to work as an officer or in some governmental office etc.,by maintaining her hijab and conduct then is she allowed .because may Allah forgive me but being an educated women, who have learnt to be independent…
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How can a muslim girl maintain good smell?

I'm a Muslim girl studying for dental surgeon in india. All through my childhood and teenage, i studied in qatar, we had air conditioning everywhere so it was easy to stick to the rule of forbidding perfume.. But when i came to india, it started…
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Rulings in islam regarding women leadership

I would like to know if its haram in islam for a women to be a president or a vice president of a country. Please let me know why if its haram. Thank you
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Who becomes protector and maintainer of a woman after divorce?

According to 4:34, men are in charge of women. Some of the rights of the husband are put together in the second graph of my answer here. Until recently I thought these falls under walayah (guardianship), however that doesn't seem to be quite the…
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What will beautiful girls be accountable for during hasab on account of their beauty?

I ask out of curiosity; every human must account for every neamat Allah (sut) has given e.g. For each hand, what good have you done by this hand? For the tongue, what good has it uttered? What will beautiful girls be accountable for?
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Does Islam oppress women?

One of the most asked question about Islam is that, does Islam oppress women?
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Does the Quran allow husbands punish their wives?

Is there any Ayah in the Quran which allows husbands punish their wives because of disobedience?
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people says a woman who gives birth is purified of her sins. Is it true?

Mostly people says a woman who gives birth is purified of her sins. Is it true?Are the sins of a woman who gives birth forgiven?
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How does Islam protect women?

I am not a Muslim, but I am sure curious about it. I am a very different woman than the others I've met within my culture (I am American Hispanic). I, since young, act more like a boy than a girl. I have strength, abstract thinking and, due to my…
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Is there any text to support the view that a woman's place is in the home?

I know traditionally in most Muslim societies, the majority of women have been confined to the job of housewife and domestic duties. And some conservative Muslims to this day believe that because of the importance which Islam seems to put on the…
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Trying to pray but my baby is sick

I have been trying to put my daughter to sleep so I can get up to pray but every time I go to leave her she wakes up and even when she is awake she is clingy and cries so I can't concentrate because her loudness increases and I feel she needs my…
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