Women clothing

Is it permissible to offer salah in saree , as they dont wear pants under saree, the legs touch each other.

23 May

ANSWER: Wearing the underwear is not mandatory for praying. What is mandatory for women is to cover from head to toe with a very loose, thick and long garment that conceals the bone structure and curves.

Is it allowed for Muslim women to carry shoulder bags or back-pack? What should be taken into consideration?

Beautification & Cosmetic Suregry, Women clothing

07 May

ANSWER: You must not carry any flashy handbags that would draw attention and defy the purpose of hijab. Wearing a backpack would show the size of your shoulders, waste, and chest. If you only carry it and not wear it and it is not attracting men to look at you, this is permissible.

Sheikh can you clarify is the hadith about women of hell, only applies on women with high hair bun or normal low hair bun also counts in? Also can we do wudu and namaz with hair bun?

Beautification & Cosmetic Suregry, Prayer, Women clothing

03 May

ANSWER: This hadith and prohibition is regarding having a high bun like a camel hump and going out wearing it. No problem in wearing it at home and even praying salah with it.

If I wear tight sleeves and pray will my salah be valid? I wear a long hijab that narrows down and shows the shape of my arms ,also when I am just wearing normal clothing. The sleeves are long and covering my awrah but they do reveal the shape of my arms. I know it’s not appropriate to wear tight pants and pray in them but what about tight sleeves?

Prayer, Women clothing

18 Jan

ANSWER: Your outer garment while praying should be covering your arms and whole body and to be loose and not tight fitting.

Can women apply perfume at home ( in front of her mahram or in front of other ladies and not any other non-mahram male ) without going outside the home ?

Beautification & Cosmetic Suregry, Halal/Haram Matters, Women clothing

01 Jan

ANSWER: No problem in this.

What’s the ruling on wearing hippie or bohemian clothes? Is it permissible? Is it tasyabbuh?

Halal/Haram Matters, Men Clothing, Women clothing

30 Dec

ANSWER: If these are known to be worn only by the disbelievers and would make you stand out in a crowd then this is not permissible.

Is it allowed that the hands are covered from my long head scarf during prayer, (I’m not wearing gloves) so just face can be seen (there are no non mahrams just me alone)?

Prayer, Women clothing

21 Dec

ANSWER: The sunnah is not to cover the hands as long as there is no non mahram around but if it is covered due to the head cover being too long, this is ok.

Women abaya shampoo (to wash abaya) contains perfume in it.Is it permissible to use these shampoos to wash our outer garment because our outer garment may have some fragrance after getting washed? Does it comes under those women who wear perfume and go outside?

Beautification & Cosmetic Suregry, Women clothing

30 Nov

ANSWER: Some abayah shampoos are so strong that men usually think that this is perfume. If this is the case, it is not permissible to use such shampoos.

How must one who wants to start wearing niqab deal with the non mahrams in her family who don’t view it as obligatory? Also if she wears niqab can she go chat with them but wearing niqab, not alone in the room together. Is it impermissible to chat regularly with non mahram family members? Thank you

Dealings and Attitudes with Relatives, Mahram, Women clothing

26 Nov

ANSWER: She must wear the niqab in front of non mahram family members as well. It’s not permissible for her to chit-chat, hang around or socialise with them at all. Therefore, she simply ignores them and not reply to them if they insist on mixing with her and socializing.

It is said that we should have a high voice and no need to act to be polite when dealing with non mahram but our Prophet saw said that we should be nice to everyone even to our enemies too. Then how should we deal with opposite gender?

Character and Morals, Etiquette, Morals and Heart-Softeners, Women clothing

18 Nov

ANSWER: Allah said in the Quran be not soft in speech, lest he in whose heart is a disease (of hypocrisy, or evil desire for adultery) should be moved with desire, but speak in an honourable manner.

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