My wife complains of her hair falling out a lot and it was said to her to cut it short as this will reduce the falling out [of the hair]. Is this permissible?
Category: Women’s Issues
Removing facial hair and hair from the legs and arms
What is “an-nams”? And is it permissible for a woman to remove facial hair and the hair from her legs and arms if such hair causes the aversion of her husband?
The ruling regarding hair extensions
What is the ruling regarding a woman having hair extensions?
Women shortening their hair out of necessity
What is the ruling regarding shortening their hair out of necessity such as in the UK where the women find washing their hair difficult due to the cold weather so because of this they shorten it.
Shaking hands with female relatives
Some men shake hands with female relatives who they are not mahrams to, rather because they are relatives or neighbours. What is the ruling for that?
The obligation to fast after purifying herself from completing the menses
If a woman purifies herself [after having completed her menses] in Ramadhaan before the adhaan of the Fajr prayer, is it obligatory upon her to fast [that day]?
Taking medical pills to delay the start of menses
Is it permissible for me to take [medical] pills to prevent the start of my menses during the last part of Ramadhaan so that I can complete the remaining days of fasting?
Did not make up days missed in Ramadhaan throughout her menstrual years
An old lady of sixty years of age was ignorant concerning the rulings of menstruation for many years. Throughout her menstrual years, she did not make up the days missed in Ramadhaan thinking they did not have to be made up.
Using pills that prevent menstruation
There are pills which prevent the [onset of the] menses for women or delay it from its [due] time. Is it permissible to use/take them at the time of hajj only out of fear if it coming on?