Islamic Rulings for Sisters
Mufti Muhammad Qasim Attari
(1). Ruling on hair separated from a woman's head
Question: What do the scholars and Islamic jurists say about following issue: what is the ruling of SharīꜤah concerning women's hair that separates from the head while combing or washing?
بِسْمِ اللّٰہِ الرَّحْمٰنِ الرَّحِیْمِ
اَلْجَوَابُ بِعَوْنِ الْمَلِکِ الْوَھَّابِ اَللّٰھُمَّ ھِدَایَۃَ الْحَقِّ وَالصَّوَابِ
Answer: The ruling according to the sacred SharīꜤah regarding a woman’s hair that becomes separated while combing or washing is that she should conceal or bury such hair to prevent it from being seen by anyone who is a non-maḥram. This is because a woman's hair is considered part of her Ꜥawrah, and looking at it is impermissible. The ruling on such a part is that, even after it has become separated from her body, it is not permissible to look at it.
وَاللہُ اَعْلَمُ عَزَّوَجَلَّ وَ رَسُوْلُہٗ اَعْلَم صلَّی اللہ علیہ واٰلہٖ وسلَّم
(2). Ruling on raḍāꜤah when the child consumes breastmilk produced due to medicine
Question: What do the scholars and Islamic jurists say about the following issues: (1) If a woman who is not a mother takes medicine, and milk is produced as a result of consuming that medicine, will raḍāꜤah (relationship via suckling) be established? (2) If a child is to be fostered, to ensure there is no issue of having to veil before him in the future, how can witnesses be established to prove a breastfeeding relationship?
بِسْمِ اللّٰہِ الرَّحْمٰنِ الرَّحِیْمِ
اَلْجَوَابُ بِعَوْنِ الْمَلِکِ الْوَھَّابِ اَللّٰھُمَّ ھِدَایَۃَ الْحَقِّ وَالصَّوَابِ
Answer: (1) If milk is produced as a result of taking medicine, a breastfeeding relationship between the woman and the child will be established upon feeding milk. However, if the woman is married, her husband will not be considered the raḍāꜤī father of that child, even though the female child will be unlawful (Haram) upon him due to marital relations with the breastfeeding woman. Therefore, the female child will veil herself before the relatives of the breastfeeding woman’s husband just as she would before any other non-maḥram.
If milk is actually produced due to medicine, then since the essence of prohibition is milk, the prohibition will be established wherever milk can be perceived and is possible. This is the case even if the woman has never had children or even if she is a virgin, as long as what comes out is milk and not white fluid, otherwise the prohibition will not be established.
(2) The husband and two women can be witnesses when breastfeeding is taking place, but this is not necessary. At the least, they should make it public once the milk has been fed.
وَاللہُ اَعْلَمُ عَزَّوَجَلَّ وَ رَسُوْلُہٗ اَعْلَم صلَّی اللہ علیہ واٰلہٖ وسلَّم
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