Islamic Fatawa Regarding Women

Muslim women face an enormous range of questions in their daily lives — about worship, about family, about their rights and obligations, about the rulings that govern situations unique to them. Islamic Fatawa Regarding Women brings together the answers of the foremost scholars of the twentieth century to more than 350 of those questions, making it one of the most comprehensive fatawa collections on women's issues available in English.

The scholars whose answers are compiled here — Shaykh Abd al-Aziz ibn Baz, Shaykh Muhammad ibn Uthaymin, Shaykh Abdullah ibn Jibreen, and others — represent the highest level of Salafi scholarship of their era, and their responses are grounded throughout in the Qur'an and the authenticated Sunnah.

What This Book Covers

Worship and Purification

Questions specific to women's worship: the rulings of menstruation and postnatal bleeding as they affect prayer, fasting, Hajj, and recitation of Qur'an — along with questions on wudu, ghusl, and related matters that arise in a woman's daily religious life.

Marriage, Divorce, and Family

Questions on the marriage contract, the rights and obligations of spouses, divorce and its types, custody, and the rulings governing family relations — answered clearly and with their textual basis.

Dress, Conduct, and Social Life

Questions on hijab and its conditions, interaction with non-mahram men, women's work outside the home, and the many practical situations a Muslim woman navigates in modern life.

Belief and General Religious Questions

Questions on aqeedah, supplication, dhikr, reading Qur'an, and other aspects of religious life that women have asked the scholars about over the years.

About the Scholars

Shaykh Abd al-Aziz ibn Baz (1910–1999) was the Grand Mufti of Saudi Arabia. Shaykh Muhammad ibn Uthaymin (1925–2001) was a member of the Senior Scholars Council. Both are among the most eminent Salafi scholars of the twentieth century. Published by Darussalam Publishers.

Who This Book Is For

Any Muslim woman who wants reliable, evidenced answers to the questions that arise in her religious life — from a single volume drawing on the greatest scholars of the modern era. An essential reference for every Muslim household and Islamic library.