1. Ask A Question About Islam And Muslims
  2. Ask A Question About Islam And Muslims

Ask A Question About Islam And Muslims

146 Questions

What should I do when my school allows me to wear Hijab but requires me to tuck it inside my uniform shirt, which contradicts its purpose by revealing body shape?
Sayyed Mohammad Al-Musawi

You as a Muslim are responsible to apply full Islamic Hijab and are legally entitled to practice you faith, so, do your best to explain your situation to your school and never compromise your duty to apply the Islamic Hijab.

'Wassalam.
Can a father or a husband or any other individual oblige a woman to wear the Hijab? If she refuses to wear it can a father, for example, ground her?
Zaid Alsalami

Bismihi ta'ala

Hijab is an obligation, and it is obligatory for every Muslim man and woman to observe their hijab, according to the boundaries and requirements of dress code set for each gender.

It should not need to reach any form of punishment, because the Muslim should be proud and honoured to implement and practice his/her faith.

And Allah knows best
Is it obligatory for me to wear Hijab in front of my step-grandfather, who is the father of my stepfather, considering that my mother has married him?
Sayyed Mohammad Al-Musawi

Your stepfather who married your mother a fully consummated marriage is a Mahram for you and you don't need to wear Hijab in front of him. Same is his father.

Wassalam.
As a transgender individual born as a male and who has undergone sexual reassignment surgery, should I wear covering garments outside and during prayers in accordance with my Shia Muslim faith? Or do I need to pray according to my original gender?
Sayyed Mohammad Al-Musawi

Transgender’s situations are different.  Some of them were born with a female DNA set (XX) but they look like males from outside or born with a male DNA set (XY) but look like females. Such persons are allowed to “rectify” their gender outer to make it in accordance of their real DNA gender set up. We call such transgender operation as “rectification”.

But if the person is a clear male or female according to his DNA as well as genitalia,then it is not permissible to change their gender., and if they do that for any reason, they will remain considered as their original gender. This is according to most of our leading scholars.

‘Some of scholars say that if the person who was born as a normal male, goes through surgery to cut his genitalia and make himself look like a female, and becomes a real female in the eyes of the society as well as in his body details, then people can deal with such person according to outer features.

‘According to this opinion, if you look like a full female and people look to you as a real female, then you should wear in front of men and during your Prayers like females. 
I advise you to refer to the Marje; of Taqleed whom you follow to get his verdict after you explain to him clearly your situation.

Wassalam.