Answered by Shaykh Yūsuf Badāt Question: Are dreadlocks permitted in Islam? Answer: In the Name of God, Most Merciful, Most Kind Jazāk Allāh Khayr/ Thank you for your question. Dreadlocks are matted coils of hair. Islamically, braids, plaits and dreadlocks for women are permissible. However, it is considered disliked (makrūh) or not suitable for Muslim…
Answered by Shaykh Yūsuf Badāt Question: For hair removal purposes, is it allowed for other women to view women’s body including their private parts? Answer: In the Name of God, Most Merciful, Most Kind Jazak Allāh Khayr/ Thank you for your question. In Islam, a woman may not show or expose her nudity except to…
Answered by Shaykh Yūsuf Badāt Question: Is it permissible for the wife to wash her husband in ghusl (bathing) after his death for the funeral rites? What about vice versa? Answer: In the Name of God, Most Merciful, Most Kind Thank you/ Jazāk Allāh Khayr for your question. It is permissible for the husband or…
Answered by Shaykh Yūsuf Badāt Question: Is it necessary to take a bath/ ghusl when there is discharge after talking to my fiancé? Does washing the area suffice? Answer: In the Name of God, Most Merciful, Most Kind If madhīy (pre-seminal fluid, a sticky transparent discharge when sexually aroused) exits the private organ, wudū (ablution) becomes necessary.…
Answered by Shaykh Omar Subedar Question: I was going through female ejaculation on Google and some researchers indicate and scientists say that sometimes when women are sexually excited or aroused the fluid i.e. semen can be secreted even without an orgasm. Then do women have to perform ghusl every time they are sexually excited or…
Answered by Shaykh Omar Subedar Question: What is the proper method of removing the pubic hairs for men? What parts must be removed? Answer: Anas ibn Mälik رضى الله عنه reported, “The time we were given for trimming [our] moustaches, clipping [our] nails, plucking the hairs of [our] armpits, and shaving [our] pubes was to not leave it for…
Answered by Shaykh Yūsuf Badāt Question: My question is that is it necessary to wash hands with soap after urinating or after passing stool? What does Islam tell us in this regard? What are the basic procedures to follow after urinating regarding washing of that urine In Islam? Kindly help and guide me. Answer: In…
Answered by Shaykh Yūsuf Badāt Question: Does a woman who suffers from leucorrhoea have to take ghusl (Islamic bath) before every prayer? Does leucorrhoea discharge invalidate a woman’s fast? Answer: In the Name of Allāh, Most Merciful, Most Kind Jazāk Allāh Khayr/ Thank you for your question. Leucorrhoea is a thick, whitish or yellowish vaginal…
Answered by Shaykh Yūsuf Badāt Question: Can you please refer me to any references regarding the duration of menstrual periods? I’m discussing it with my girls health class. It has always been my understanding that it is considered menses up to 10 days. I have recently read that it can be up to 15 days.…
Answered by Shaykh Omar Subedar Question: If I put some impure clothes in the laundry along with clothes that are pure, will the pure clothes become impure? Please provide me with details. Answer: بِسْمِ اللَّـهِ الرَّحْمَـٰنِ الرَّحِيمِ If the impure clothes are dry and the impurity on it is not transferable then the pure clothes…