What is the ruling regarding skin-whitening creams? Is there any harm in women using them?
Category: Women’s Issues
Plucking facial hair
Is plucking hair from the face without [plucking] the eyebrows impermissible?
Hair removal
Is it permissible for a young woman to remove the hair which is on her hands, because they are abnormally long and affect the woman’s beauty?
Selling beauty products
In your opinion, what is the legal ruling regarding selling beauty products?
Lightening the eyebrows
My sister lightens her eyebrows, as well as her face, so what is the ruling regarding that?
Wearing a watch during the mourning period
During the period of mourning, is it permissible to wear a watch for time keeping and not for beautification?
Wants to remove hair from her arms and legs
In beautifying herself, is it permissible for a woman to remove the hair from the arms and legs, or is this considered changing the creation of Allaah Ta’aala?
When the widow’s ‘iddah begins
If a husband died leaving [behind] his wife, and the wife was unaware [of his death] until after two months [had passed], are these months [which have passed] to be taken into consideration as from the days of the ‘iddah? and when is she required to begin her ‘iddah?
Hijaab in the presence of the husband’s step-father
A man married a woman; Is it permissible for his wife to then unveil herself in the presence of the husband of her husband’s mother?
Shaking hands with women
Is it permissible to shake the hand of a woman if doing so is from the custom of the people of the land?