QUESTION: Is praying on home clothes or pijama permissible? These are clothes we would never use on the masjid or ocassions, but they are the most comfortable specially at home. Is this disrespectful as we are standing before Allah?

Men Clothing, Prayer, Women clothing
30 Jan

ANSWER: No problem in this as long as they are pure and covers the awrah

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QUESTION: My father often gives me the example that angels do not enter a house if a woman is not wearing hijab at home, and he always mentions the story of Hazrat Khadija (RA) removing her hijab and Angel Jibreel (AS) leaving. Is there any authentic Hadith or Qur’an evidence for this?

Innovations, Women clothing
24 Jan

ANSWER: What he’s saying is totally baseless and fabricated!

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QUESTION: When a woman becomes pure from her menses then takes ghusl, can she wear the same clothes she was wearing before the ghusl if she is certain there is no impurity on them?

Menstruation and post-natal bleeding, Purity, Women clothing
11 Dec

ANSWER: No problem.

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QUESTION: Can I wear only a Jilbab (two pieces) for praying or do I have also to wear an extra cloth to cover my breast area?

Women clothing
20 Nov

ANSWER: You must wear a khimar over it or a wide and large scarf to cover your entire shoulders and chest area.

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QUESTION: I am a medical student…. sheikh can we wear scrubs by wearing full sleeves t shirt under it and covering our neck with head scarfs…is it permissable to wear scrubs if we cover our awrah like this

Women clothing
17 Nov

ANSWER: This is not permissible unless your sleeves are wide enough to hide the size of your arms and that the scrubs are also loose so that it won’t show her figure and body curves.

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QUESTION: Can I travel in a auto rickshaw which is open with non mahram driver as most of the times there are no passengers available and I have to take auto and go to the nearby places in the city

Character and Morals, Halal/Haram Matters, Women clothing
04 Nov

ANSWER: Being alone in seclusion with a non mahram man is not permissible.  But if it is not in seclusion and it is in the open air and he is not alone with you, this seems permissible.

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QUESTION: When I pray, I wear a loose dress and wide pants with long socks. My skin is not visible, but if someone were very low or very far behind me, he might possibly sees my calf through the opening of the pants. Does this count as exposing the ʿawrah?

Prayer, Women clothing
02 Nov

ANSWER: Yes! Wear a very loose abaya over these clothes while praying.

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QUESTION: Can I put a professional profile picture on LinkedIn when it’s important to applyfor a job/internship?

Jobs, Women clothing
11 Oct

ANSWER: It is not permissible for a woman to post her photo on social media like this

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QUESTION: I married 5 months ago & currently can’t provide for my wife, but will soon provide inshaAllah. My wife works in private school & doesn’t wear hijab. Although I can’t provide her right now can i still force her to wear hijab, avoiding free-mixing, pray 5 times, etc? I’ve been forcing her, but it’s making things worse—what should I do sheikh ?

Fiqh of Marriage, Women clothing
18 Sep

ANSWER: You cannot force her to do any of this  while she is still in her father‘s home and this is the result of marrying a non-practicing woman.  You must give her an ultimatum to abide by the proper hijab or threaten divorce

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QUESTION: If I cover my hair with a hijab and wear our “desi” clothes which properly cover every part of my body and are not tight. Will it be considered as proper parda?

Women clothing
10 Sep

ANSWER: No, as you need an outer garment

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