I have long hairs. Therefore I tie my hairs with a rubber band and offer my prayer. Is it right or not? What is the meaning of my name 'Talha'? I watch dirty pictures and websites. I have tried very hard to stop these things but unable to do so. How can I stop doing these things? Is listening to music or singing is prohibited in Islam or not? Please give my answer as early as possible.

All perfect praise be to Allaah, The Lord of the Worlds. I testify that there is none worthy of worship except Allaah, and that Muhammad is His slave and Messenger.

The jurists stated that it is disliked for a praying person to tie his hair. Their evidence for this is that the Prophet said: "Prostrate on seven limbs and not tie any clothes or hair."

It is worth mentioning here that it is not permissible for a man to keep his hair long in a style that resembles women's hair, and it is not permissible for him also to tie it in a way that resembles the way women tie their hair.

As regards the name Talhah, it is the singular of the word Talh, which means bananas or a kind of a very huge tree with plenty of leaves which grows in the Arabic peninsula.

Allaah Knows best.