Ruling on Forgetting Mouth and Nose Rinsing During Ghusl
Question: Umm Ḥamad from Tunisia asks about forgetting to rinse the mouth and nose during ghusl following janābah.
Sheikh Sa’d Al-Khathlān ḥafidhahullāh:
There is nothing required of her, because rinsing the mouth and nose during ghusl is not obligatory according to the sounder scholarly opinion. Rather, rinsing the mouth and nose is obligatory in wuḍūʾ,…
Delaying Prayer to Apply Henna and Its Effect on Wuḍū'
Question: Is it permissible for a woman to delay the prayer in order to apply henna to her hands, since it takes a long time to leave its colour, and she does this as an adornment for her husband?
Sheikh Al-Fawzān ḥafidhahullāh:
Henna does not invalidate wuḍū', because it does not prevent water from reaching what is beneath it. Whether it is on the head or on…
Does Henna Prevent Water from Reaching the Hair?
Question: Regarding henna: if it is applied to the hair, Shaykh, does it prevent water from reaching the hair?
Sheikh Al-’Uthaymeen rahimahullah:
Yes. If henna is applied thickly to the hair, it prevents water from reaching it. However, for wuḍū', there is no problem if a woman wipes over it [when wiping the head]. But for ghusl due to janabah or menstruation, the…
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Case study:
A sister applied nail polish while she was menstruating. After her menses ended, she forgot to remove it and performed ghusl while it was still on her nails. She only remembered afterward—after drying herself, getting dressed, and sitting down to eat breakfast.
What should she do?
A. Remove the nail polish and wash only her nails
B. Remove the nail polish and…
Is a Marriage Valid If Parents Proceed Despite the Legal Minimum Age of 18?
Sheikh ’Abdurraḥmān Al-Barrāk ḥafidhahullāh said:
Any law that contradicts the rulings and objectives of Shari'ah is considered to be judging by other than what Allāh has revealed.
Therefore, prohibiting the marriage of minors or setting a fixed age for marriage amounts to forbidding what is lawful. Such a law carries no binding…
Clarifying the Age of Marriage in Islam
Sheikh Ṣāliḥ Al-Fawzān ḥafidhahullāh states:
They want, through this, to place obstacles in the path of marriage and to allow women to pursue whatever they desire; because marriage, in their view, restricts women and confines them to the home in obedience to their husbands. They want women to be free. They say that the age of marriage for women should be set at eighteen!…
▪️If your husband enters the house and you do not leave whatever is in your hands to go and receive him, greeting him with a smile and comforting him after his fatigue, then you are not fit to be a wife.
▪️If your husband does not eat from what you cook with your own hands, and instead goes out to buy food from a restaurant, and his clothes are only washed by a laundry worker, then you are not fit to be a…
السلام عليكم ورحمة الله وبركاته
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“Habibti, I think you’d be better without him.” [Forwarded]
It usually starts innocently. A WhatsApp message from a friend. You’re just venting, letting it all out. And one of them says, “Habibti, I think you’d be better without him.”
And that’s the moment it begins. Not a fight, not an argument—just a small seed planted in your heart; a seed of doubt.
He comes home that night; the man who’s always been there…
Abul-Aswad married one of his daughters off, so she said to him, “Advise me.”
He replied,
“Honour his eyes (always look good),
his nose (always smell good),
and his ears (always speak good).”
[Muʿjam Al-Udabāʾ (vol. 4, p. 1467)]
أحسن الله إليكم، وبارك في حرصكنّ على السؤال والفقه في دين الله.
هذا بابٌ يكثر السؤال عنه، لا سيما في المجتمعات الأوروبية، ويحتاج إلى ضبطٍ فقهيٍّ منضبط بالقواعد الشرعية، لا بالعادات الغربية ولا بالأذواق الشخصية.
وسأقسم الجواب إلى أصول ضابطة ثم تفصيل في أنواع الثقوب المذكورة مع التعليل والدليل.
أولًا: الأصول الشرعية الحاكمة لمسألة ثقوب الجسد
الأصل الأول: الإباحة في الزينة للنساء بضوابط
الأصل في زينة المرأة…
1. It involves clear disfigurement of appearance.
2. It is commonly associated with rebellion and moral degeneration.
3. It may lead to permanent nerve or eye damage.
4. It is not recognised as legitimate adornment for women in Islamic tradition.
It therefore falls under the prohibition of altering Allāh’s creation.
4⃣. Cheek Piercing 🚫
Ruling: Not permissible.
Reasons:
1. Obvious disfigurement.
2. Not a…
Body Piercings
Question:
السلام عليكم ورحمة الله وبركاته
May Allāh reward you with goodness. Many sisters residing in Europe ask about the various types of body piercings, such as the ear, nose, eyebrow, cheek, tongue, lip, nipples, navel, and others; which of these piercings are permissible, and which are not, with mention of the reason or evidence? May Allāh reward you abundantly.
Sheikh Saleem Al-Hilāli…
Some of you believe that your prayer, fasting, night worship, and recitation of the Qur'ān are all that bring you closer to Allāh, and that performing these acts of worship is everything.
My dear sister, you have overlooked obedience to your husband—yes, your husband. He is either your Paradise or your Hellfire. Obedience to one’s husband is an obligation upon you, so where do you stand regarding this duty?
Know…
Question from the 1st wife and 2nd wife: What is the Islamic ruling on a man who has three wives living in the same home, each with her own private room, while sharing household duties? And how should a fourth wife be integrated into the household, particularly regarding the time allocated to her with the husband especially if she is a virgin given that his current schedule is to spend one night with each wife after…
Can we speak during the marriage meeting?
Shaykh Al-ʿAllāmah Ibn Bāz (may Allāh have mercy on him) permitted speaking with one’s prospective fiancée regarding matters that need to be known.
He said, as recorded in Majmūʿ Al-Fatāwā (20/430):
“It is permissible for a man, if he intends to propose to a woman, to speak with her and to look at her without being in seclusion. The Prophet ﷺ said when a man came to…
Is it permissible to have more than one marriage meeting?
Shaykh Al-ʿAllāmah Ibn ʿUthaymīn (may Allāh have mercy on him) said in Ash-Sharḥ Al-Mumtiʿ (21/12):
His statement, ‘repeatedly’, means that it is permissible for him to look at her more than once. This is based on his ﷺ statement: ‘If one of you proposes to a woman and is able to look at that which will encourage him to marry her, then let him do so.’ If,…
الأدلة المصحوبة بأقوال العلماء في النظر إلى المخطوبة للشيخ أبي بكر الحمادي حفظه الله
The Evidences, Accompanied by the Statements of Scholars, Regarding Looking at a potential Suitor
By Shaykh Abu Bakr Al-Ḥammādī, may Allāh preserve him
