Question: Can a woman visit a female scholar for learning Islamic knowledge?
Answer: If it is not possible for her to acquire essential knowledge from her parents, or husband, then it is permissible for her to visit a rightly guided Sunnī female scholar for learning Islamic knowledge. In the era of the blessed Ṣaḥābaĥ رَضِىَ الـلّٰـهُ تَعَالٰی عَـنْهُم women visited the mothers of all believers رَضِیَ الـلّٰـهُ تَعَالٰی عَـنْهُنَّ to quench their thirst for Islamic knowledge. Even today, it is permissible for Islamic sisters to visit pious female scholars to acquire Islamic knowledge and they can also attend Sunnī institutes which fulfil the Islamic requirements for veil and provide Fard knowledge. Dawat-e-Islami’s ‘Jāmi’a-tul-Madīnaĥ for girls’ is also a great way for Islamic sisters to learn Farḍ religious knowledge, where Islamic sisters teach in a fully veiled environment.
Question: Are Dawat-e-Islami’s Sunnaĥ-inspiring Ijtimā’āt for Islamic sisters also a source of gaining Farḍ Islamic knowledge?
Answer: Of course, but it is vital that the requirements of veil are fulfilled whilst going to and returning from these gatherings, and also inside the actual gatherings. It is necessary for the preacher to be a Sunnī ‘Ālimaĥ and for her speech to be authentic. If she is not a scholar then she should at least accurately read a book authored by any Sunnī scholar.
اَلْـحَمْـدُ لـِلّٰـه عَزَّوَجَلَّ! In Dawat-e-Islami’s Madanī environment these conditions are strictly emphasised during the Islamic sisters’ Sunnaĥ-inspiring Ijtimā’āt. Dawat-e-Islami’s male and female preachers are not allowed to deliver speeches off by heart. They are instructed to make photo