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  • Tried to save kitten but it died

    Assalaamu alaykum. I feel really bad. There was a cat with a kitten in my yard. I was giving them food and made a shelter for them because it is winter. The day before yesterday, I realized that the kitten's eye was partially closed and that he could hardly breathe. Yesterday, I came to give them food, but the kitten's eye was totally closed and its.. More

  • Saying ‘Alhamdulillaah’ instead of ‘Bismillaah’ when slaughtering

    Assalaamu alaykum. A Muslim boy slaughtered a hen while uttering, “Alhamdulillaahi Rabbi-l-‘aalamin.” Is the slaughtered hen halal to eat? .. More

  • How the Prophet, sallallaahu ‘alayhi wa sallam, wore his turban

    The method of the Prophet, sallallaahu ‘alayhi wa sallam,in wearing his imamah (turban) was that he used to wrap his imamah from under his chin and let it hang down on his backside between his shoulders. Please explain clearly what that means: "He used to wrap his imamah from under his chin and let it hang down on his backside between his shoulders." .. More

  • Ruling on keeping a black cat

    Is it permissible for me to have and keep a black cat? There seems to be conflicting stories. Please give sincere advice, and thank you so very much. I have several cats. .. More

  • The Sunnah in parting the hair

    Assalaamu alaykum. I have been told here in my locality that we should part our hair in two and say, {Guide us to the straight path.} [Quran 6:1] Is this part of the Sunnah related to combing the hair? If not, then is there any other Sunnah related to combing the hair? May Allaah reward you. .. More

  • Permissibility of killing feral pigs if they cause harm to people and crops

    Assalaamu alaykum. As we all know, hunting and killing animals without the intention of eating the meat is haraam. However, many Muslim countries are facing the issue of feral pigs devastating crops, attacking people, spreading contaminates, and so on. Knowing the dangers of the feral pig population, especially in Tunisia, what does Islam permit regarding.. More

  • No evidence that it is a Sunnah to eat fish on Friday

    Is eating fish on Fridays from the Sunnah? .. More

  • The ruling on a man cutting his eyelashes

    Assalaamu alaykum respected Scholar. I wanted to ask whether a man can cut his eyelashes in order to look good or if it is haram? I did not do it, but it is a question I have in my mind. Please guide me. May Allaah reward you. .. More

  • Eating cake that contains vanilla extract

    Assalaamu alaykum. I emailed a cheesecake factory asking them about alcohol in their cheesecake, and they replied, "However, all of our cheesecakes contain vanilla extract, which also contains alcohol. (See below**)" They included this info about the vanilla extract: "**Vanilla extract info -As for flavorings, almost all our cakes contain vanilla extract,.. More

  • Ruling on separating a kitten from its mother

    Assalaamu alaykum. I know a child in my neighborhood who found a kitten in the street and took it. So when I saw the cat next to my door, I fed him, but I told the child to bring the kitten back towhere he found it because its mother maybe looking for it, and I also told him that it is haram to take it from his mother. Afterwards, however, someone told.. More

  • Ruling on beer with 0.5% alcohol

    In the United States of America, we have too many stores selling alcoholic beers that contain 5% - 8% alcohol per can or bottle. They also sell non-alcoholic beer such as Walmart and Meijer, but I checked it and it contains 0.5% or less alcohol, but they call it non-alcoholic beer. I asked someone about it (he is doing his PhD in Chemistry). He said,.. More

  • Ruling on applying kohl to the eyebrows

    Is it haram to use makeup pencil to fill in empty spots in the eyebrows? Basically, it means taking that pencil makeup and coloring in spots in the eyebrows. .. More

  • Ruling on patting a dog on the head

    Assalamu alaykom respected scholar. I understand the impurity of dogs and agree that they are suitable for a muslim's home apart from what our Prophet, sallallaahu 'alayhi wa sallam,allowed. My husband recently went to a home to pick up a parcel that we had bought, and the owner had a dog. The dog ran to my husband in a happy mood to greet him. My husband.. More

  • Wearing a training corset to get a smaller waistline

    Assalamu alaikum. Is it permissible to use a corset trainer to train the waist to get a more feminine bodyshape? There is no surgery involved, just a corset you use around your belly and waist to grt it smaller, but it can give you another permanant waist shape theb the one you were born with. It makes you lose fat around the mid, but also gives you.. More

  • Ruling on offering eyebrow shaping and hair extension in beauty parlor

    Assalam o alaikum My mother owns a ladies' beauty parlour, having about 25 employees. We have already discontinued full body waxing and full body bleaching. But she has 2 questions: 1. We read on islamweb that shaping the eyebrows is haram unless there is a deformation which needs to be corrected. A. Should we discontinue the eyebrow service altogether?.. More