Do women have to unbraid their hair for Ghusl to be valid?
Some women braid their hair and when they do ghusl following janābah they do not undo their braids. Is their ġusl valid? Please note that the water does not reach all the roots of their hair. Please advise us, may Allah reward you with good.
Sheikh ’Abdul ʿAzīz ibn Bāz raḥimahullāh said:
“If a woman pours water over her head, that is sufficient, because…
Are women allowed to do isbāl (let her garment drop below the ankles)?
Sheikh Uthaymeen rahimahullah said:
“Yes, it is permissible for a woman to let her garment down below the ankles. In fact this is what is prescribed for women, so that they may cover their feet. Covering the feet is something that is prescribed for women and is in fact obligatory for them according to Ahl al-ʿilm (ie: many scholars). What a…
Ruling on women driving cars
Sheikh Albani rahimahullah said:
إن كان يجوز لها أن تقود الحمارة يجوز لها أن تسوق السيارة.
“If it is permissible for her to ride a (female) donkey then it is permissible for her to drive a car.”
Everyone laughs...
الشيخ :وهل من قائل لا يجوز؟ هل من قائل لا يجوز لها أن تسوق الحمارة ؟. لا... ما قال أحد بهذا؛ لكن قيل بالعكس.
Sheikh: Is there anyone who says it is not permissible? Is…
Seek to build a Salafi household
Sheikh Muqbil rahimahullah said:
«أنصح طالب العلم أن يتزوج بسُنية لكي يبنوا بيتاً سُنياً»
“I advise the student of knowledge to marry a Sunnīyyah (i.e. A woman upon the Sunnah) so that they may build a household upon the Sunnah.”
[Muqbil b. Hādī al-Wādiʿī, Al-Bashā'ir fī As-Samāʿ Al-Mubāshir 1/17]
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Does touching a woman invalidate wuḍū according to the Shāfiʿī madh-hab?
Sheikh Muḥammad ibn Ṣāliḥ Al-ʿUthaymīn answered:
“Realistically, I do not personally answer questions from people who ask that the answer is according to the maḏhab of someone who is not obligatory to follow, regardless of whether that is the maḏhab of al-Shāfiʿī, or al-Imām Aḥmad, or al-Imām Mālik, or Imām Abū Ḥanīfah. Because that which is…
If landlines waste time, what about mobile phones?!
Shaykh Muqbil al-Wada'aee rahimahullah was asked:
(Shaykh) if you have a phone could you please give us the number?
He rahimahullah answered:
We do not have a phone, nor do we want one, because it wastes our time!
[Ghaarah al-Ashritah, 279]
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Excessive Mahr is a sign of Jahl
Ultimately, the Mahr is a matter of negotiation and agreement between the bride and groom, taking into consideration their personal circumstances and needs, cultural norms, and financial capabilities. However, Sheikhul Islam Ibn Taymiyyāh rahimahullah said: “Whoever increases his daughter’s Mahr beyond the Prophet’s ﷺ daughter’s is a Jāḥil (ignorant).” [Majmū’ Al-Fatāwā,…
They considered this as showing-off
Ahmad ibn Hanbal rahimahullah used to say:
((إظهار المحبرة من الرياء))
“Displaying your inkpot is from showing-off (riyaa’).”
[Manaqib Imam Ahmad, chapter 30: words on sincerity, hypocrisy and hiding worship, page 267]
What then, when we post pictures of our bookshelves, take selfies of ourselves making du'a, reciting Qurʿān, making Tawāf, attending…
Taking notes while reciting the Qur'ān
Sheikh ’Uthaymeen rahimahullah said:
“In Ramaḍhān some of the people of knowledge would have a specific notebook with them while reciting the Qur'ān. Any time they would read an Āyah that would make them stop or has many meanings they would write it down and ponder its meaning. They would leave Ramaḍhān with much goodness from understanding the Qur'ān.”
[شرح الكافية…
Bodily Hairs
Sheikh Ibn Bāz raḥimahullāh said:
“The hair on the body is divided into THREE TYPES, and it has three conditions in the case of men and women:
The first type: Hair that is impermissible to pluck, cut or shave, such as a man’s beard and a woman’s eyebrows.
A woman does not have the right to remove her eyebrows, whether by cutting or otherwise, and she is also not allowed to remove any customary…
Whoever hears it should learn it
عن عبد الله ابن مسعود رضي الله عنه قال: قال رسولُ الله ﷺ: ما أصاب أحدًا قطُّ همٌّ ولا حزنٌ فقال:
اللّهُـمَّ إِنِّي عَبْـدُكَ ابْنُ عَبْـدِكَ ابْنُ أَمَتِـكَ نَاصِيَتِي بِيَـدِكَ مَاضٍ فِيَّ حُكْمُكَ عَدْلٌ فِيَّ قَضَاؤكَ أَسْأَلُـكَ بِكُلِّ اسْمٍ هُوَ لَكَ سَمَّـيْتَ بِهِ نَفْسَكَ أِوْ أَنْزَلْتَـهُ فِي كِتَابِكَ أَوْ عَلَّمْـتَهُ أَحَداً مِنْ خَلْقِـكَ أَوِ اسْتَـأْثَرْتَ بِهِ…
Applying Henna whilst Fasting
Shaykh Muhammad bin Salih Al-Uthaymeen rahimahullah said:
وضع الحناء أثناء الصيام لا يفطر، ولا يؤثر على الصائم شيئا.
“Applying Henna whilst fasting does not break the fast, nor does it at all affect the person fasting.”
[Majmū’ Al-Fatāwa, 19/227]
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Honeymoons
Shaykh Sālih Ibn ‘Uthaymīn (rahimahullah) said:
“Honeymoons are more evil than expensive wedding parties. It is an imitation of disbelievers.”
[Fatāwā Al-Mar'ah, 11/193]
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Are you falling short?
Shaykhul-Islām Ibn Taymiyyah rahimahullah stated:
Whoever senses shortcoming in his speech, his actions, his general state, his provisions, or the instability of his heart, upon him is Tawheed and seeking the forgiveness of Allah (istighfar); for the cure is within them (i.e., in Tawheed and Istighfar), if they are held onto with truthfulness and sincerity.
[Majmoo' Al-Fatāwa,…
Living crisis | How can women support their Husbands/families?
Seeking knowledge and worshiping Allah is from the greatest means to attain rizq
Anas رضي الله عنه reported:
There were two brothers in the days of the Prophet ﷺ, one of them used to attend the Prophet's circle (to learn Quran and record hadith) and the other used to earn his living. Once the latter complained to the Prophet ﷺ against the former (for…
Women Looking At Men
Sheikhul Islām Ibn Taymiyyah rahimahullah said:
“It is not permissible for a woman to look at men at all, with or without desire!”
[Majmoo’ Al-Fatāwa Ibn Taymiyyah, 15/396]
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It is not permissible for women to intentionally gaze at the opposite gender, even without lust.
Due to the following:
1⃣. Allāh’s statement:
﴿وَإِذَا سَأَلۡتُمُوهُنَّ مَتَـٰعࣰا فَسۡـَٔلُوهُنَّ مِن وَرَاۤءِ حِجَابࣲۚ ذَ ٰلِكُمۡ أَطۡهَرُ لِقُلُوبِكُمۡ وَقُلُوبِهِنَّ﴾
“When you ask his wives for something, do so from behind a screen: this is purer both for your hearts and for theirs.” [Sūrah Al-Aḥzāb: 53]
• This…
A knowledge-based research by Sheikh ’Ammār Al-Ḥawbāni ḥafidhahullāh on the subject of women looking at the opposite gender
OVERVIEW:
٠ Men are not allowed to look at the opposite gender (with/without lust) ❌
٠ Women are not allowed to look at the opposite gender WITH lust ❌
٠ Are women allowed to look at the opposite gender WITHOUT lust ⁉️ Scholars differed, and this is the topic covered in this book.
Manners of Women While Walking on the Street
The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said:
“It is not for the women (to walk in) the middle of the path.” [Silsilah Al-Ahādīth As-Sahīhah, 2/536]
Imām Abu Dāwūd rahimahullah explained:
“From the manners of a woman’s walking with men on the road is that she does not walk in the middle of the path, wherever on the path there is (presence) of men, and she only walks on the side of…
“My brothers and sisters, I started watching porn at the age of 12. It was introduced to me by a relative. They showed me porn when I was 12 years old. Since then, I would smuggle it from their room and would watch it alone. For a good 5 years my love for porn continued to increase. I went and registered my name to a movie seller, who used to bring the latest porn in the market. At one go, I would buy 12 DVDs and I…
So why are you not shy of Allah’s angels who keep watch of every move that you make?
(وَإِنَّ عَلَیۡكُمۡ لَحَـٰفِظِینَ كِرَامࣰا كَـٰتِبِینَ یَعۡلَمُونَ مَا تَفۡعَلُونَ)
“Verily, you are certainly observed by vigilant, honourable angels, recording ˹everything˺. They know whatever you do.”
[Surah Al-Infitar 10 - 12]
You are shameful of the people, yet you lack shame infront of the most severe in punishment (Allah)!
(یَسۡتَخۡفُونَ مِنَ ٱلنَّاسِ وَلَا یَسۡتَخۡفُونَ مِنَ ٱللَّهِ وَهُوَ مَعَهُمۡ…
