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  • Whether henna blocks water from reaching skin

    Assalaamu alaykum. I am referring to the question I sent in earlier; question No. 2683980. I asked about henna and the validatity of ablution and Ghusl (ritual bath). You referred to some other similair questions and answers. Now I am not sure whether I got the exact answers to my questions. So, if a henna product coats the hairline but does not get.. More

  • Wearing rubber wristbands

    Assalaamu alaykum wa rahmatullaahi wa barakaatuhu. Shaykh, I would like to know if it is haram to wear a round-shaped wristband made of rubber like those worn nowadays by the male youth in support of their favourite football clubs and such? Does this pertain to imitating woman or the disbelievers? Women usually wear bangles. I am confused. Please take.. More

  • Male giving his jacket to female colleague to wear

    Assalaamu alaykum. I was on the bus home from school and a friend of mine who is a girl was cold and kept asking me to give her my jacket, which I did. The jacket was not anything manly; it was just a simple gray jacket. .. More

  • Wearing garment that has ‘Yahya’ or Hijri date written on it

    Is it permissible to wear clothing for the lower body [from navel to feet] bearing the name Yahya or a Hijri date or the like? .. More

  • Eating food containing animal fat of unknown origin

    Assalaamu alaykum. 1. I would like to know if there is a tolerable/permitted quantity or percentage of haram meat or meat extracts in food. There is a tolerance of alcohol up to a "rate of 5 in ten thousand" according to http://www.irfi.org, so does this go for meat too? 2. If the packaging used for a halal food product contains extracts of animal.. More

  • Wearing clothes bearing Illuminati ‘Okay’ sign

    I have a jacket which has the "okay" sign on it. This sign is used by the Illuminati for the number "666". So some people could think that the company who has made this jacket is from the Illuminati, but no one would resemble the one who is wearing this to the Illuminati or to the disbelievers. What is the ruling on wearing such jacket? If it is forbidden,.. More

  • Killing lizards and crows for reward

    Assalaamu alaykum, my dear respected Shaykh. I had a question about which animals one is rewarded to kill. I know that the killing salamander is rewarded, but does that include the lizard too? I read that one scholar said that killing the lizard is rewarded, but then I read one of your fatwas that said that it is okay to keep a lizard as a pet. I also.. More

  • Wearing qamees is a recommended Sunnah

    Assalaamu alaykum. Was the clothing of Prophet Muhammad, sallallaahu 'alayhi wa sallam, Sunnah or just a customary practise of the Arabs? I watched a video of Dr. Yasr Qadhi in which he says that the Sunnah, when it comes to dressing, is to accommodate the culture of your people as much as possible, as long as the Shariah allows you to do so. Link:.. More

  • Full body waxing for men and women

    Is one allowed to full-body wax themselves, whether male or female? .. More

  • Wearing t-shirts with names of Companions printed on them

    Assalaamu alaykum. Is it halal to wear Islamic t-shirts with the names of the four Caliphs on them? As seen in these examples: https://www.instagram.com/p/BUU20ABDx4W/?taken-by=ummahtee https://www.instagram.com/p/BUU22_KDkin/?taken-by=ummahtee May Allah bless you for your answer. .. More

  • Wearing clothes bearing sentences with missing letters

    If there is a sentence [wording] on a clothing, for example 'mountain clothes', and some of the wording is cut off and it says 'ountain clothe', is it permissible to wear such clothes? I am asking because when the sentence is cut off, the words might mean something else. If I have clothing with sentences that are cut off, can I just hold the intention.. More

  • Men using hair conditioner

    Can I use hair conditioner? .. More

  • Using treatment for hair fall that turns hair black

    Assalaamu alaykum. Sir, I have a problem with hair fall and premature greying of hair. I have heard that homemade onion seed oil is very good for controlling hair fall but that it also causes blackening of hair. It is not allowed to color the hair blackin Islam, so I am confused as to whether or not I can use this oil for the purpose of controlling.. More

  • Living off of unlawful earnings of guardian

    Assalaamu alaykum. I am under the guardianship of my father, and his income is haram, so everything which I eat, drink, or wear is haram, but I have no choice, so I have to live with him. This is only caused by necessity. So should I eat three meals a day, or how much water should I drink, or how many clothes should I wear given that the money is haram?.. More

  • Eating food and then doubting whether it is lawful

    If I ate unknown food that might be halal or haram, do I have to throw it up? And is doing this haram? Also, if I pray without throwing it up, is my prayer accepted? Sorry, again, Shaykh, for asking more than one question. .. More