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Are Women allowed to Dye their Hair?
Shaykh Ilyas Patel
Please give reasoning and evidence from ahadith and scholars. Are women allowed to dye their hair? If yes, is there any particular color recommended? If no, what is the reasoning behind it?
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Are women allowed to wear Synthetic hair?
Mawlana Ilyas Patel, UK
Are women allowed to have hair or synthetic hair attached to the normal hair? Assalamu alaikum, The Prophet (Allah bless him and give him peace) said, “Allah curses women who wear false hair or arrange it for others…”
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Can Men Wear Red? I heard it is not recommended?
Shaykh Ilyas Patel
Can men wear red? I heard it is not recommended? There are many ahadith which permit the wearing of red by men.
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Can women use hair dyes? Does it affect the validity of their wudu and ghusl?
Sidi Faraz Rabbani
Can a women dye her hair with the hair dye bought in shops that contains chemicals or will the wudhu be invalid because the hair is coated with chemicals. Walaikum assalam, 1.
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Clothes from Pig Skin
Sidi Faraz Rabbani
Is it legal to wear clothing which is partly made of the skin of pig? In this case it is a jacket, only the external part of the jacket is made of this skin.
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Decision to Wear Hijab
Sidi Abdurrahman Mangera
I've been wearing the scarf for a couple of years now but for a couple of months I have thought on and off about wearing a jilbaab.
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My Dyeing Friend: How do I advise him to leave his hair alone?
Sidi Faraz Rabbani
: Someone I know has recently dyed his hair red and blond. I don't believe he is doing this to imitate kafirs, perhaps more to be "unique."
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Reasons for male ring restrictions
Shaykh Faraz Rabbani
My understanding is that men can wear silver rings of a limited size. Can you please tell me why men are not allowed any other material? It is to help understand the wisdom of this restriction more, inshaAllah.
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Removing Chest Hair For Men
Shaykh Faraz Rabbani
Can you please tell me the ruling on men removing body hair? One of my friends removes his chest hair and I think its unIslamic.
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The Ruling of Ties in General
Sidi Faraz Rabbani
What about synthetic silk? Most ties are made from synthetic silk. What about ties in general, even if they are not made from silk (e.g. made from polyester)? Is it permissible to wear them?
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Should a ring be worn by men?
Shaykh Ilyas Patel, Keighley Shareef (UK)
Should a ring be worn by men? It is best for other than those who need to use a ring for stamping not to wear a ring. The Prophet (Allah bless him and give him peace) is understood, according to the Hanafi ijtihad, to ha…
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Sunna of the Turban
Shaykh Gibril Haddad
Are you aware of any sunnahs as to how to wear the turban? The Sunna is to wear it. As to its length they vary without specific prescription.
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Taking off the Hijab in Hostile America?
Shaykh Abdurrahman ibn Yusuf
I have a question concerning hijab when leaving the home in hostile places. I reside in the US, and where I live is a place ( US State) where there are a lot of fundamentalist Christians that hate Islam and Muslims.
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Tight Clothing
Shaykh Faraz Rabbani
For a man outside of prayer, is it preferred that he wear loose slacks, or that he cover using a longer shirt? What can one say about jeans, as they usually cover in a more form-fitting way?
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Useful Note on Tight Clothing
Sidi Faraz Rabbani
Useful Note on tight clothing [sent by a subscriber] salaam alaikum ikhwani If what follows bores you just skip to the bottom two paragraphs. Wearing coats or jackets is decent anyway, even to Westerners.
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Using Deodorants and Creams Containing Alcohol
Sidi Faraz Rabbani
Are we permitted to use deodorants and creams containing alcohol? Walaikum assalam, Yes it is permitted to use deodorants and creams containing alcohol, as it is invariably synthetic alcohol and not the khamr (wine) that…
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Wearing rings
Shaykh Abu Usama, South Africa
A sister recently told a friend of mine that women are only allowed to wear rings on their ring finger and baby finger. Is this true and to what extent i.e. is it sunnah etc. Also is the ruling the same for men and women…
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Can a Muslim wear Tie?
Sidi Faraz Rabbani
Does anyone know if Muslims can wear a tie? Like on a halal job. Someone told me one should quit his job if "wearing a tie" is must on that job! Assalamu alaikum, The fuqaha have talked about this extensively.
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What about hair at barbers? Re: Donating hair for wigs
Sidi Faraz Rabbani
: What about hair at barbers?
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White Gold and Silk Ties
Shaykh Faraz Rabbani
I have a question regarding the permissibility of men (Shafii and Hanafi) wearing white gold. This would be in regards to watches specifically. I have heard conflicting opinions, with a reference to tarnished gold being …
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Women: Covering Feet
Sidi Faraz Rabbani
When do we have to cover feet? The fatwa position in the Hanafi school is that a woman's feet are not `awra. As such, it is not legally obligatory to cover them in the prayer or outside the prayer. [As mentioned in Radd …
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Women Cutting Their Hair
Sidi Faraz Rabbani
What is the hanafi ruling regarding woman cutting or trimming their hair? is it permissible or haram? Walaikum assalam, In general, the books of the Hanafi school are very strict about women not cutting their hair.
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Women Wearing Rings From Metals Other Than Gold or Silver
Shaykh Ilyas Patel, UK
I've read somewhere that it is not permissible for women to wear rings made from metals other than real gold and silver. But then somewhere else I read that it is permissible for a woman to wear rings made from any type …
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Women Showing their Feet
Sidi Faraz Rabbani
I am confused on the rulings on whether we Muslim sisters can show our feet. I have heard a hadith stating that our prophet (saw) said 'that women can only show two things, and he pointed at his hands and his face'.
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Women Wearing Henna
Shaykh Ilyas Patel
Can a woman wear henna? Will her wudu over it be valid? Yes, a woman can wear hennah, and her wudu will be valid. Injunctions regarding Khidhâb (or dyeing of the hair).
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70 Branches of Faith
Imam al-Tahanawi
70 branches of faith 70 Branches of Faith [sent by a subscriber] Rasulullah( sallallahu alayhi wasallam) said: " There are over 70 things which are connected with imaan, the highest of which is the Kalimah" la ilaha illa…
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Abu Hanifa & Tawassul
Shaykh Gibril Haddad
Imam Abu Hanifa: His Supposed Objection to Tawassul (Using Intermediaries) Imam Abu Hanifa: His Supposed Objection to Tawassul (Using Intermediaries) Imàm Abu Hanïfa nowhere objected to tawassul but only – as narrated fr…
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The Attributes of Allah, Literalism & Figurative Interpretation
Hajj Gibril Haddad
1) In Fiqh ul Akbar it states "It cannot be said that His hand represents His power or His bestowal of bounty, because such an interpretation would require a negation of an attribute. This is the path taken by the Qadari…
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Benefits of Sending Blessings on the Beloved of Allah (upon him be the best of blessings and peace)
Sidi Faraz Rabbani
I would like to ask if you have any resources that have the sanad for the benefit of different durood shareef. I was using the fareedi majmu’ah wazaa’eef and wanted to know specifically the thawaab for durood e mustaghat…