Know Your Deen

Islamic QA for North America

February 1, 2010
by Ml. Muhammed Shoayb
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Ideal conditions demand we limit cross gender interactions

Q:

Assalamu Alaykum,

Last semester in one of my classes, a non-Muslim student admitted that he had “racist” feelings towards Muslims. He justified his racism based on “feminist racism” in that he did not like the way Muslim women were treated. I responded by saying that Muslim women had rights when most women in the world did not have them and that the Prophet(SAW) wife Khadija(RA) was a businesswomen and that a lot of the hadith’s narrated came from Aisha(RA). I asked what he meant by “liberation” and that if “liberation” equated to “the less clothing the more freedom”,  then no, that is not liberation Islam values and that as a Muslim women, I feel empowered.

This semester, he apologized for his comments and says he started reading the Quran. He admitted that he had no knowledge of Islam and had biases which led him to inaccurate conclusions.

What I’m wondering is how to give Dawah and who to send it to since I cannot do it myself? He seems very interested in the Deen.

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January 28, 2010
by Ml. Muhammed Shoayb
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anklets

Q: Can woman wear anklets?

A:

????? ?????????? ??????????????? ?????????? ??? ????????? ???? ???????????? ????????? ????? ??????? ???????? ???????? ?????????????? ??????????? ???????????

And (let woman not) stamp their feet so as to reveal what they conceal of their adornment. And turn unto Allah in unison, O believers, in order that you may succeed.

Anything that functions as an attractant towards strange men is forbidden. Wearing attractants whilst enticing strangers would function as ‘assisting towards evil’ which the Quran prohibits.

You are welcome to wear anklets in front of your husband, and other non-strangers, etc.

If worn in public, it should be worn in a manner does not attract attention and thus should be worn inside ones boots or inside sock area.

Allah Certainly Knows Best.