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The balancing act: work and home
In this day and age, we see more and more Muslim women entering the world of work. Sometimes this is out of necessity; sometimes it is due to the woman’s need to contribute to society in some way or to use the knowledge and skills that she has acquired. In other instances, it is due to the wishes of a spouse, parent, or other family members... More -
What is Real Oppression of Women? - II
They do not advocate the right of working women, especially teachers, to suitable work opportunities near their home cities not faraway so that they will not take the trouble of traveling to foreign places and perhaps be abused. They do not call for women’s right to this urgent demand, since women think of something that is totally different,.. More -
What is Real Oppression of Women? - I
Society has developed an awful materialistic perspective, which is that if girls graduate and are not hired to work for others, there will be a disaster, as their efforts during the years of study have thus proven fruitless. Also, for the sake of the job, many young men who propose to working women are declined, if marriage will be detrimental to the.. More -
Women's Work: Contrasting Viewpoints of Islam and the West - II
In Western countries, there is an emerging trend towards enacting laws aiming at the segregation of the two genders and defining separate places for each. This is due to the bad consequences that these countries have suffered from the free mixing between men and women in workplaces, educational institutions and so on. Here are some examples of actions.. More -
Women's Work: Contrasting Viewpoints of Islam and the West - I
A caller to the way of Allah The Almighty narrated, "Our neighbor is an old lady who is more than seventy years old. We feel sorry for her when we see her going in and out [of her house] alone, with no one from her family to help her. She is used to buying her food and clothes with her own income. Her house is quiet, because she is the only one.. More -
Regulations of Woman’s Work outside the Home - III
Seventh: Not to wear perfume When the woman works outside the home, she must not wear perfume or be scented with incense. Scholars of Fiqh (Islamic jurisprudence) stated this condition among the conditions of woman’s work outside her home. It is stated in Haashiyat Ad-Disooqi, “When women go outside their homes, they should not wear perfume.. More -
Regulations of Woman’s Work outside the Home - II
Third: The permission of the husband or the guardian The permission of the husband or the guardian of the woman must be obtained before going outside her home to do permissible work, because they are responsible for her before Allah The Almighty. Imaam Ash-Shaafi‘i, may Allah have mercy upon him, said, “If the woman is able to perform.. More -
Regulations of Woman’s Work outside the Home - I
Islam did not order women to work in the fields of public life for the sake of material gain. But at the same time, it does not forbid her from working. Hence, the matter is basically permissible but it is subject to the conditions which are derived from the Sharee'ah (Islamic legislation) texts and Sharee'ah goals which permit bringing about benefit.. More -
What Do Scholars Say about Intermixing? - II
• Shaykh Ibn Baaz, may Allaah have mercy upon him, answering the advocates of permissiveness and necessity of intermixing between the sexes: In answer to the Director of San‘aa’ University, Abdul-‘Azeez Al-Muqaalih, who wrote an article in As-Siyaasah newspaper in 24/7/1404 AH, calling for intermixing between the sexes in educational.. More -
What Do Scholars Say about Intermixing? - I
• Imam Ash-Shaafi‘i, may Allaah have mercy upon him, said in his book Al-Umm, "I do not like women to be buried with men in a single grave as long as there is no necessity. However, if this is necessary, then the man should be in front and the woman in the back along with a separator of dust between them." Imam Ash-Shaafi‘i,.. More -
Looking into the life of working women
The woman who stays at home is the woman who has a real full-time job to do. This is a fact that must not be forgotten. It should not be forgotten either that society needs some women to do certain specialized jobs, such as teaching. However, I will mention three important facts in order to prove that working women have their advantages and disadvantages. .. More -
The empowerment of women, but at what price?
It is odd for a Muslim to see the workings of humans against their very own nature. The most evident example of this is demonstrated in the ongoing world movement to “Empower Women." The movement has been gaining momentum and is being endorsed and promoted by various international organizations, particularly the United Nations. Both the United.. More -
Evil consequences of intermixing between the sexes
Intermixing between men and women is an extremely dangerous issue and a widespread evil. The evil and harm that afflicts societies that mix freely are the best proof of this. Hence, the opinion that comes after an experience and suffering is of great significance as it is preceded by experiencing both the consequences and the results - whether negative.. More -
Outcome of Women’s Work Outside the Home
Those who advocate women’s work outside the home support their calls with the economic benefit of woman’s work outside the home and its effect on raising national productivity. They usually mock the societies, which they label as backward, where the woman remains in her home. If we avoid accusations and disputes and use subjective research,.. More -
Rulings on Interaction with Marriageable Men - III
A woman going to male doctors When a woman is obliged to go to a male doctor to examine her, it is necessary to expose part of her body. What is the ruling on that? It is permissible for a woman to go to a male doctor in the absence of a female one, and she is allowed to reveal the parts he needs to examine. However, this.. More
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