QUESTION: Sheikh, I want to ask if I can wear garments like you wear in Ask Zad only on Fridays, considering that I live in India and the custom is to wear Islamic clothes on Fridays, Eid, etc., and to go to the masjid in my university and other places wearing such clothes.

Beautification & Cosmetic Suregry, Halal/Haram Matters, Men Clothing
25 May

ANSWER: If this would make you stand out in the crowd and its not a common dress in your area then this is not recommended.

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QUESTION: I saw a reel claiming 6 hairstyles are haram for women: pixie cut, bob cut, wolf cut, shaved head, high bun, and hair extensions. Is it true that these styles are haram?

Beautification & Cosmetic Suregry, Women clothing
04 May

ANSWER: I don’t know as I don’t work in a beauty parlor and hence can’t tell what these names mean.

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QUESTION: I applied henna mixed with lemon juice and sugar on nails.everything was natural. But I saw portions scrapped off from my nails. Whether My ghusl and wudu are valid.i only used natural ingredients and I heard it’s permissible to use organic mixtures with henna

Ablution (Wudhu), Beautification & Cosmetic Suregry
25 Apr

ANSWER: Maybe some dye was mixed in the henna powder that formed a layer. Wudu is not valid if the layer is formed as this would block water from reaching the skin.

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QUESTION: Can I pluck my eyebrows for my husband because they are very thick & I feel unattractive

Beautification & Cosmetic Suregry, Halal/Haram Matters
21 Apr

ANSWER: This is not permissible as its a major sin that whoever does it is cursed by Allah You can bleach the excess hair if you wish but you must conceal it in front of non mahram men and while going out.

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QUESTION: Is it permissable to wear fake nails?

Beautification & Cosmetic Suregry
02 Mar

ANSWER: This is not permissible.

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QUESTION: The Prophet (ﷺ) said: “He who has hair should honour it.” Does this hadith mean acts like applying hair spray or gel to hair or using an electronic beard comb specifically to straighten the beard hair can be acts of worship if we intend to please Allah.

Beautification & Cosmetic Suregry, Commentary on Hadeeth, Etiquette, Morals and Heart-Softeners
02 Mar

ANSWER: It is to treat it well in all means so that it won’t look untidy

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QUESTION: So basically, I don’t wear makeup, mostly because I’m not allowed and I don’t know how to apply it. Most of my friends wear it almost everyday though (we are all teenage girls.) I just wanted to know if makeup is considered tabarujj because I would search it up on TikTok but I don’t usually trust that platform for all my questions.

Beautification & Cosmetic Suregry, Women clothing
05 Feb

ANSWER: It is 100% tabarruj. It’s totally prohibited to wear makeup in front of non mahram men and uncover the face when going out No problem in wearing it in front of other women and your mahram relatives 

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Hi I’m visiting umrah. I have acne marks and darkness on my face. Is it permissive me to use light makeup while in state of ihram? To cover the marks

Beautification & Cosmetic Suregry, Hajj and Umrah
23 Dec

ANSWER: This is totally prohibited!

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QUESTION: I want to color my hair golden or brown to attract my husband. some people told me that my wadu will not be valid after coloring my hair because of certain chemical ingredients present in colors. Do I need to check and research about ingredients before using hair color, or I can just use the branded hair colors easily available without worrying about the ingredients?

Beautification & Cosmetic Suregry, Women clothing
02 Dec

ANSWER: As long as it doesn’t form a layer on your hair & it’s medically safe, no problem in it, provided you conceal it in front of non mahram men and while going out.

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QUESTION: Is it permissible to pray while wearing makeup? Because one time I asked my friend who wears makeup, “How are you going to pray?” and then she replied to me that you can just make wudu before wearing makeup and after wudu you can wear makeup and wudu won’t become invalid and you can just pray after that

Beautification & Cosmetic Suregry, Women clothing
18 Nov

ANSWER: This is true providing no non mahram would see you wearing it.

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