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

Ask A Question About Islam And Muslims

361 Questions

As a Muslim man, is it permissible for me to assist my adult adopted sister with washing while she is unclothed, if no female caregivers are available and the care is necessary?
Sayyed Mohammad Al-Musawi

Your adopted sister is not your real sister, so, you are not allowed to look at her unclothed. Hijab rules apply on you and her .

Emergency has got its own exceptions just like emergency rules to save life of any other female who is non Mahram to you.

Wassalam.
What is the required distance between a man and a woman when they perform an obligatory prayer in the same room or place?
Zaid Alsalami

Bismihi ta'āla

If there is no barrier between the man and woman, the woman (even if she is mahram) must stand behind the man, such that her place of sajdah be behind where the knees of the man would be when he does sujud.  

And Allah knows best
What is the ruling on marriage for an unmarried young man who commits adultery with a married woman?
Sayyed Mohammad Al-Musawi

Any man who commits the major sin of fornication with a married woman will be forbidden from marrying her for all his life. He can marry with another woman if she agrees but not that woman with whom he committed the crime of fornication while she was married even if she is now divorced or widow.

Wassalam.
Is it permissible for a woman to pursue a career in sonography, radiology technology, or a similar field, considering she may have to work in a hospital or clinic?
Sayyed Mohammad Al-Musawi

Yes it is permissible for Muslim woman to work in these fields provided she keeps her Hijab properly and maintains her modesty.

Wassalam.