Women clothing

QUESTION: Is it haram to wear baggy clothes for example baggy shirt and baggy jeans for women?Or is it compulsory to wear abaya?

29 Sep

ANSWER: No problem in wearing these in front of other women or at your home in front of your mahrams but when going out and in front of non mahram men, you must wear a very loose and thick fabric abaya that covers your entire body, bone structure and curves.

QUESTION: When I go out I wear loose clothes and a hijab from my head till above my stomach. My hijab is only till above my stomach. Am I sinful for wearing such a short hijab? Will my hijab be considered as an outer clothing?

Women clothing

11 Sep

ANSWER: If you are not wearing an abayah or an outer garment that covers the rest of your body properly, yes, you are sinful.

QUESTION: Can women perform Salah wearing skirts and no undergarments? or undergarments are must?

Prayer, Women clothing

01 Sep

ANSWER: No problem in praying without undergarments as long as she’s wearing a thick and very loose outer garment over her clothes that covers her entire body, her bone structure, shoulders and curves and a very loose abaya does this job perfectly.

QUESTION: We know that Muslim women are not allowed to leave the house wearing perfume. But are Muslim women allowed to put bukhoor/incense on their clothes before they leave the house?

Women clothing

25 Aug

ANSWER: If the fragrance can be smelled by others, this is totally prohibited but if its very very mild and no one can smell it then no problem.

QUESTION: My question is I have asked my wife not to do hijab at home when I am at home and when her father is around because I want to see her without hijab. But my wife says she will do it in front of her father as an act of respect because this is what she did as an act of respect. What are your thoughts on this?

Fiqh of Marriage, Mahram, Women clothing

24 Aug

ANSWER: What she’s doing is wrong. There is no such hijab in front of her mahrams. If she insists, tell her not to allow her father in the house!

QUESTION: What is the ruling for muslim men and women to wear orange colored dress? I have heard that “gerua” color is haram to wear and “gerua” is a shade of orange/saffron color. This color is widely used by hindu priest and buddist monk. So, is only “gerua” color haram? or is any shade of orange color haram? How to know if a certain orange color is “gerua” or not?

Men Clothing, Women clothing

08 Aug

ANSWER: It is permissible for them to wear orange and yellow as long as it is a norm also in their society. The Hadeeths refer to a particular dye that was prohibited such as using saffron.