Appearance And Attire

Wearing braces for beautification

Question:- Are we permitted to wear braces for beautification purposes? Answer:- If braces are worn due to necessity (such as straightening one’s teeth or keeping the teeth in place), then there is no harm in doing so. However, it is Makrooh to wear braces for...

read more

Wearing fake eye lashes

Question:- Is one allowed to wear fake eyelashes? Answer:- Wearing fake eyelashes is a form of deception. Also, according to some medical experts, the adhesive used to glue the eyelashes on the eyelid may be harmful, hence we advise abstention. ALLAH TA'ALA KNOWS...

read more

Butterfly haircut

QUESTION:- What is the Mas'ala pertaining to "butterfly" and layered haircuts for women? ANSWER:- Females are prohibited from cutting their hair, hence, the haircuts in question will not be permissible. ALLAH TA’ALA ALONE IN HIS INFINITE KNOWLEDGE KNOWS BEST! ANSWERED...

read more

Females wearing jeans

QUESTION:- Please enlighten me with an explanantion as to why the wearing of jeans is considered as impermissible for females and why we aren't allowed to wear them under the Abaya? ANSWER:- Indeed we are very fortunate that Allah Ta’ala has blessed us with a complete...

read more

Wearing clothing with butterfly images

QUESTION:- Is it permissible to wear clothing that has a picture of a butterfly on it? ANSWER:- If the picture of the butterfly is so small that, if its placed on the ground, a person with moderate vision who is standing up, will not be able to see all the limbs of...

read more

Shaving the beard

QUESTION:- 1) What is the ruling regarding one who shaves his beard/has an impermissible hair cut/watches TV? Is such a person considered a Faasiq? 2) In light of the above, if one was to pray salaah behind such an individual, would this be regarded as a sin? ANSWER:-...

read more

Removing hair around the private part

Question:- Does the hair between the rear private part and the testicles need to be removed as it can be very difficult? Answer:- The Kitaabs of Fiqh state that the hair around the male private part should be removed. Hence, the area between the front and hind private...

read more

Removing the unibrow for males

Question:- Is it permissible for males to remove their unibrow? Answer:- Trimming and shaping the eyebrows/unibrow on the basis of fashion, is not permitted in Shariah. It is recorded in the commentary of Abu Dawud Sharif that, changing the natural creation of Allah...

read more

Categories