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Can a woman cut her hair

Beautification & Cosmetic Suregry

01 Nov

ANSWER: No problem in women cutting their hair, providing they don’t cut them short enough to imitate men’s hairstyle and they must not have a haircut that is done exclusively by kafir women and they must not expose this in front of non mahram males and while going out.

Sheikh, I would like to know the ruling on the below scenario. I am a traveler and I am out of my home town which qualifies me to combine and perform prayers. If am to return to my home town, Can I kasr and Jam my prayers? Please note that my destination now is my home?

Prayer

01 Nov

ANSWER: Once you have entered your city limits, you’re no more a traveler and you cannot shorten nor combine.

I have some black spots on my face. Which dual can I recite to remove my spots?

Beautification & Cosmetic Suregry, Medicine and medical treatments

01 Nov

ANSWER: Go and consult a dermatologist. You can also do ruqya. RUQYA FOR CURE: Do ruqya on water, preferably zamzam and drink lots from it throughout the day and night and also bathe with this water until you’re cured by the will of Allah. What is Ruqyah and how one should do it?

Since it is good to send to do durood before and after prayer,can i do such while in sujood if i want to pray and before teslim?

Prayer

01 Nov

ANSWER: No need for this. Make dua directly after saying the prescribed dhikr.

Shaikh, my wife argues that you compliment other people when you ate at their house but you hardly compliment me. My argument is that your food is good so I don’t need to compliment you but she doesn’t understand it and says then you don’t have any kind words for me, please advise

Kind Treatment of Spouses

01 Nov

ANSWER: She is right! You should compliment your wife as this means a lot to them. You should praise her even if you don’t like her food or don’t like how she looks as this is something where you are even allowed to lie!

My brother took bank loan, riba based, to buy a house. Can I pay my zakat to him to pay that debt. I don’t know whether he pays zakat, and I don’t want to tell him this is my zakat money.

Loans, Zakat

01 Nov

ANSWER: You must not use zakat to pay off riba based loans.

Sheikh I have prayed behind imams who make their adhkaar loud after the prayer,,,is it recommend or it’s an innovation,??

Prayer

01 Nov

ANSWER: Saying the Athkar in congregation is an innovation. Saying it individual but loudly is an issue of dispute. Our scholars say that this is sunnah as per the hadeeth of Ibn Abbas. Other scholars say that the sunnah is to say it silently such as sheikh Al Albani. Either way, he is not committing […]

Is it allowed for me to buy candies/chocolates to give to children who come for trick or treat during Halloween? They ring my doorbell and I do not want to turn them away empty handed. Would like to know the Islamic ruling on this.

Halal/Haram Matters, Religions

01 Nov

ANSWER: No, you must not give them candies or anything as this would be celebrating with them in their haram celebration.

What is the correct way to dispose papers, books, pamphlets etc that have Prophetic du’as and Quranic verses written on them?

Halal/Haram Matters, Reading/Reciting the Quran

01 Nov

ANSWER: It is best to burn them if they are written in Arabic text. You can also shred or bury in a clean ground.

Is at tahiyat lillahi was salwat really conversation between Allah and messenger s.a.w.? what is the proof i can show to my friends that it is not

Prayer

01 Nov

ANSWER: This is baseless. Praise be to Allah. What is mentioned in the question about there being a story of the origin of the tashahhud and that it happened during the ascent of our Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) to heaven (the Mi‘raaj) is something for which there is no basis […]

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