* Is it permissible for a woman to look at that part of another woman’s body...

* Is it permissible for a woman to look at that part of another woman’s body, between the navel and the knee, excluding the anterior and the posterior? - Yes, she is permitted to do so, provided that it is done without sexual arousal. * Some women refrain from getting pregnant, yet their husbands want them to get pregnant. So, they take to the pill or other means and devices of contraception. Are they allowed to do so?

●Yes, it is permissible for them to do so, provided that they do not put their wellbeing in harm’s way. * What about the use of coil? Should the woman know that this could lead to the destruction of the inseminated egg, [she is not allowed to fit it]. * Some women prevent their husbands from ejaculating inside. Are they entitled to such an action? - No, they are not. * Has the husband the right to force his wife not to beget children? - No, he does not have such a right.

* In a sexual intercourse with his wife, has the husband the right to ejaculate outside? - Yes, he has. * On the same count, can he use condom? - Yes, [provided he obtains his wife’s consent to that]. * Some women use medications to delay the onset of their monthly period. Is it permissible? - Yes, it is. * In its early days, it is easy to terminate the pregnancy. Has the woman the right to do so? No, she has not, unless the pregnancy poses a threat to her health.

* Kissing and hugging between women in public, is it permissible? - Yes, it is, provided that it is done without contemplating a sinful act. * Nowadays, women wear make-up and jewellery in public. Is it permissible? - It is permissible insofar as the wearing of antimony and rings, provided women guard agaisnt falling prey to that which is haraam and avoid that which could seduce men. * In modern day life, be it at work or in the street, some women appear in public without hijab.

Is it permissible to look at those women, not intentionally and without malice? - Yes, it is permissible. * Can a woman appear in public with the top of her feet exposed? - No, she is not permitted to do that. * What about while she is in prayer? - It is permitted; the entire woman’s foot, top and sole, can be exposed in prayer. * Are women allowed to travel alone in a chauffeur-driven vehicle?

●So long as she was sure that she was not going to commit anything that is haraam, she could travel in such a vehicle. * You mentioned to me that masturbation is haraam. Does this include both man and woman? - Yes, the ruling applies to both sexes.

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