Can a Woman in Post-Natal Read a Qur’an Translation?

Answered by Shaykh Yūsuf Badāt Question: Can a woman in nifās (post natal bleeding) read the translation of the Qur’ān? Answer: بِسْمِ اللهِ الرَّحْمنِ الرَّحِيْم In the name of Allāh, Most Gracious, Most Merciful. Jazāk Allāh Khayr/ Thank you for contacting Mathabah Institute.  If there is only translation and no actual Arabic verses, it is…

Who Islamicaly Washes the Intersex People for Their Funeral?

Answered by Shaykh Yūsuf Badāt Question: Who makes ghusl (ritual bathing) for a person that is top half she (female) and bottom half he (male)? Answer: بِسْمِ اللهِ الرَّحْمنِ الرَّحِيْم In the name of Allāh, Most Gracious, Most Merciful. Jazāk Allāh Khayr/ Thank you for contacting Mathābah Institute. Intersexes are people having reproductive organs or…

Can Women in Menses Enter and Sit in the Courtyards of the Masjids at Makkah, Madīnah and Al-Aqṣā?

Answered by Shaykh Yūsuf Badāt Question: What is the ruling regarding the issue of Ḥaram courtyards for women in menstruation? Answer: بِسْمِ اللهِ الرَّحْمنِ الرَّحِيْم In the name of Allāh, Most Gracious, Most Merciful. Jazāk Allāh Khayr/ Thank you for contacting Mathābah Institute. The courtyards of the grand masjids at Makkah and Madīnah are not…

Drinking the Wife’s Milk and the Status of Marriage

Answered by Shaykh Yūsuf Badāt Question: Is it permissible for a man to drink the breast milk of his wife and does it nullify the marriage? Answer: بِسْمِ اللهِ الرَّحْمنِ الرَّحِيْم In the name of Allāh, Most Gracious, Most Merciful. Jazāk Allāh Khayr/ Thank you for contacting Mathābah Institute. It is the consensus of mainstream…

Using Alcohol Based Chapsticks and Lip-balm

Answered by Shaykh Yūsuf Badāt Question: I have a question regarding the use of chap-sticks and lip balms which contain cetyl alcohol and oleyl alcohol. I wanted to know whether the above-mentioned products are ḥalāl (permissible) to use? Answer: بِسْمِ اللهِ الرَّحْمنِ الرَّحِيْم In the name of Allāh, Most Gracious, Most Merciful. Jazāk Allāh Khayr/…