Allah عَزَّوَجَلَّ He عَزَّوَجَلَّ will feed my family but if I obey Him He عَزَّوَجَلَّ will leave me without food.’ Do not be afraid of tribulations
No matter how harshly Islamic sisters are tested they must not stop observing ‘veil’. May Allah عَزَّوَجَلَّ create ease for you for the sake of the princess of Paradise Sayyidatunā Fāṭimaĥ and mother of all believers Sayyidatunā ‘Āishaĥ رَضِیَ الـلّٰـهُ تَعَالٰی عَـنْهُمَا. Sūraĥ Alam Nashraḥ in part 30 states:
فَاِنَّ مَعَ ا لۡعُسۡرِ یُسۡرًا ۙ﴿۵﴾ اِنَّ مَعَ ا لۡعُسۡرِ یُسۡرًا ؕ﴿۶﴾
So indeed with hardship is ease. Indeed with hardship is ease.
[Kanz-ul-Īmān (Translation of Quran)] (Part 30, Sūraĥ Alam Nashraḥ, verse 5-6)
Question: These days women read novels and digests, please enlighten us regarding this matter.
Answer: There are often blasphemous statements in newspaper articles, digests and novels. They also include articles written by heretics [i.e. those who hold corrupt beliefs] involving the risk of the destruction of the reader’s religion and faith. In Islamic law it is Ḥarām for both men and women to read so-called religious books and articles of heretics. However, a staunch Sunnī scholar is allowed to read them when and as much as necessary. Anyhow, this is a very delicate issue for women. My master A’lā Ḥaḍrat رَحْمَةُ اللهِ تَعَالٰی عَلَيْه said, ‘A Ṣaḥīḥ Ḥadīš states that you should not teach girls the translation (and commentary) of Sūraĥ Yūsuf because it mentions the treachery of women.’ (Fatāwā Razawiyyaĥ, vol. 24, pp. 455)