Are women allowed to leave the home after childbirth?
Question
What is the ruling regarding the period of bleeding after a woman gives birth? Is she allowed to leave her home? If so, is it only for bare necessities?
Answer
She is allowed to leave the home.
And Allah Ta'ala (الله تعالى) knows best.
- Answered by
- Mufti Zakaria Makada
- Checked & approved by
- Mufti Ebrahim Salejee (Isipingo Beach)
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