Women’s Corner
Mufti Muhammad Qasim Attari
Donating husband's belongings without his consent
Q: What do the scholars of Islam say about the following matter: can a woman give away utensils, pillows, bed sheets, and other items in her husband's house to a needy person without the husband’s consent?
بِسْمِ اللّٰهِ الرَّحْمٰنِ الرَّحِیْمِ
اَلْجَوَابُ بِعَوْنِ الْمَلِکِ الْوَھَّابِ اَللّٰھُمَّ ھِدَایَۃَ الْحَقِّ وَالصَّوَابِ
A: The role of a wife includes the responsibility of managing the household and acting as a guardian in her husband's absence. As a guardian, it is expected that she does not spend any of her husband's wealth without his consent. The Quran praises righteous women as those who safeguard their husband's wealth when they are not present, and the hadith emphasise that the best of women are those who protect their husband's wealth. It is commanded that a woman should not give away anything from her husband's house without obtaining his permission.
Consequently, it is not permissible for a woman to donate any of her husband's belongings to charity without obtaining his permission. If she were to do so, she would be committing a sin, and the husband would have the right to request the return of those items. However, if the husband explicitly or implicitly grants permission, then there is no objection to the wife giving away his belongings in charity, as long as it remains within the boundaries of the granted permission.
وَاللہُ اَعْلَمُ عَزَّوَجَلَّ وَ رَسُوْلُہٗ اَعْلَم صلَّی اللہ علیہ واٰلہٖ وسلَّم
Dimple Creation Surgery (Dimpleplasty)
Q: What do the scholars of Islam say about the following matter: is it permissible in Islam to undergo surgery for dimple creation?
بِسْمِ اللّٰهِ الرَّحْمٰنِ الرَّحِیْمِ
اَلْجَوَابُ بِعَوْنِ الْمَلِکِ الْوَھَّابِ اَللّٰھُمَّ ھِدَایَۃَ الْحَقِّ وَالصَّوَابِ
A: Dimples are little hollows that can be found on the cheeks or chin, typically becoming more noticeable when a person smiles. They are widely regarded as an appealing facial feature, associated with beauty. Some individuals are naturally blessed with dimples, while others choose to undergo a surgical procedure called dimpleplasty to create them. Dimpleplasty involves removing a small amount of tissue from the inner part of the cheeks, resulting in the formation of dimples that become apparent when smiling.
After this introductory explanation, the legal ruling is that undergoing surgery to create dimples is forbidden (haram) and sinful according to Islamic law. This is because it involves altering something created by Allah Almighty, and changing the creation of Allah Almighty in a way that goes against His laws is prohibited. The Quran and Hadith describe such actions as satanic and accursed.
وَاللہُ اَعْلَمُ عَزَّوَجَلَّ وَ رَسُوْلُہٗ اَعْلَم صلَّی اللہ علیہ واٰلہٖ وسلَّم
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